Mathilde Saltiel

Partner

Mathilde Saltiel joined August Debouzy as a partner in March 2026. Prior to joining, she practiced for 15 years at two US law firms, first at Willkie Farr & Gallagher (in Paris and New York) and later at Latham & Watkins (Paris), where she practiced for five years as a partner.
She provides both advisory and litigation support on EU and French competition law matters. She advises clients on all aspects of merger control, before the European Commission and the French Competition Authority, as well as coordinates global merger control filings. She also represents clients in antitrust investigations (cartels and abuse of a dominant position) and in related litigation. She finally advises on competition compliance matters, including internal investigations, and the design and rollout of compliance programs.

Mathilde has received multiple professional recognitions in competition law, including Forbes’ Top 40 Lawyers of the CAC 40 (2025), Institut Choiseul’s Future of Law (Futur du Droit) (2025), Lexology Index’s Competition Future Leaders (listed for several consecutive years), and GCR’s Women in Antitrust (2025). She is also a Young Leader of the highly selective French-American Foundation (Class of 2025) and a Young Leader Engagé of the Aspen Institute (Class of 2025).

Practice Area

Education

Master’s Degree (Master 2) in European Business Law, Paris Cité University, 2009
Master’s Degree (Master 1) in Business Law, Paris Sud University, 2008
Master’s Degree (Master 2) in Economic Law, Sciences Po Paris, 2004-2008

Admitted to the bar

Paris, 2011

Languages

French I English

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS FRANCE 2026
Competition/European Law : Band 4

LEGAL 500 EMEA 2026
EU, competition and distribution : Next Generation Partners

BEST LAWYERS 2026
The Best Lawyers in France: Competition/Antitrust Law

FORBES 2025
Top 40 des avocats du CAC 40

LEXOLOGY INDEX 2025
Competition Future Leader