transport

Transportation

Our expertise

Driven by European legislation, the rail sector in France is gradually opening up to competition. While rail freight transport has been liberalized since April 2006, and international passenger transport since December 2009, national passenger transport has just been opened up to competition. As in all network industries, this liberalization movement, which called for the creation of an independent regulator (now the ART), is not without its issues, both regulatory and competitive (organization and management of SNCF’s competitive and monopoly activities, network management methods, management of electricity supply for traction power, etc.).

With its extensive expertise and industrial knowledge of the sector, Magenta supports its customers, whether railway companies or authorized candidates, in all the issues they may encounter in their business.

Our work

Assistance to various railway companies in sanction proceedings aimed at obtaining compliance with injunctions under ARAFER decisions no. 213-016 to 2013-019 of October 1, 2013.
Settlement of disputes on behalf of four railway undertakings against SNCF Réseau concerning procedures relating to the allocation of train paths, the management and use of reserved infrastructure capacity for works and compensation principles and procedures.
Settlement of disputes on behalf of French regions concerning the conditions applied by SNCF Mobilités and SNCF Réseau for access to passenger stations and the services provided there.
Settlement of disputes on behalf of a railway undertaking against SNCF Réseau concerning the conditions for allocating capacity in service infrastructures and for charging railway fees.
Settlement of disputes on behalf of three railway undertakings and an authorized applicant against SNCF Réseau concerning the conditions for allocating and monitoring train paths.
Settlement of disputes on behalf of a railway undertaking against SNCF Réseau concerning the conditions of invoicing and supply of traction current.
Assistance to a rail operator in a liability dispute arising from damage to its means of transport.

Our rankings

Magenta is a great independent boutique specialising in competition law and regulatory matters. The four-lawyer practice has strong knowledge of the telecoms, transport and energy sectors in which it is involved in several major regulatory disputes. The main practitioners are practice head Vincent Jaunet, Sylvain Justier and counsel Fanny Mahler. In addition to her strong regulatory expertise, Mahler isequally recommended for her public contract and PPP advisory and litigation expertise.

Legal 500 2020
Administrative and public Law

Magenta combines its expertise in the field of competition and antitrust with an in-depth knowledge of regulatory issues to advise an impressive list of clients in the heavily regulated industry sectors such as energy, transport and telecoms. Counsel Gaël Hichri supports joint practice heads Sylvain Justier and Vincent Jaunet, who recently acted for CCFA – the professional association covering all French car manufacturers – in a review of its practices to ensure regulatory compliance. Associates Lolita Berthol-Balladur and Morgane Silhol are part of the team currently representing Candy Hoover with regard to the FCA’s investigation into alleged vertical and horizontal malpractices in the white and brown goods sector. Also notable is Justier’s work for Deutsche Bahn pertaining to two proceedings: a public enforcement claim filed by the FCA relating to alleged abuse of dominant position in the freight railway market, and a private enforcement action brought against SNCF after it was found guilty by the FCA of having impeded the growth of the French market. Other key clients include Outremer Telecom, SFR and Adista.

Legal 500 2019
EU, competition and distribution

Magenta dispose d’une offre aboutie en droit public des affaires, en conseil et en contentieux, devant les juridictions nationales et européennes, ainsi que les autorités de régulation. L’équipe est animée entre autres par Fanny Mahler, spécialiste des questions liées à la commande publique, aux entreprises du secteur public, au droit de l’environnement et de l’urbanisme. Magenta est aussi expert en matière de réglementation relative aux investissements étrangers et aux aides d’Etat.

Le cabinet assiste les acteurs du secteur public et les sociétés du secteur privé (opérateurs de l’énergie, des communications électroniques et du transport. L’équipe intervient en métropole, Polynésie française et Nouvelle-Calédonie. Magenta se distingue en droit de la concurrence et des secteurs régulés.

Décideurs 2019
Regulatory

Cette jeune équipe dynamique, forme désormais l’un des meilleurs cabinets de niche entièrement dédié au droit économique. Elle a l’habitude de travailler sur des dossiers complexes et a récemment participé à une procédure d’engagement devant l’Autorité de la concurrence pour une entente alléguée sur les services de transport maritime entre la France métropolitaine et les Antilles. Le cabinet dirigé par Sylvain Justier et Vincent Jaunet fournit une assistance juridique de grande qualité dans le cadre de dossiers d’entente et d’abus de position dominante, sur le terrain de contrôle des concentrations et des aides d’Etat. L’équipe concentre son expertise sur les secteurs de l’énergie, des télécoms, des médias, d’Internet et des nouvelles technologies.

Décideurs 2014
Droit de la concurrence