Mathilde Saltiel

Mathilde Saltiel is a partner at Latham & Watkins focusing on Antitrust & Competition law. She advises French and international companies in their M&A transactions to obtain clearances from competition authorities around the world prior to completion of their deals. She also counsels and defends clients in cartel and abuse of dominant position investigations and dawn raids and represents them in court litigation.

Mathilde is also leading the litigation department for Latham’s Paris office and has been appointed to the Global Steering Committee of Women Enriching Business, an initiative aimed at promoting long-term success of women lawyers and executives.

Prior to joining Latham, Mathilde was at Willkie Farr for seven years, practicing Antitrust and Competition Law, and performed a secondment at the New York headquarters.
Mathilde graduated from Sciences-Po Paris with an Advanced Master in Business Law (2008) and from University Paris V with an advanced Master in European Business Law (2009). She is admitted to the Paris Bar.

Active in thought leadership, Mathilde has been the Vice-Chair of the European American Chamber of Commerce’s Antitrust Committee since 2023 and frequently speaks at industry conferences.
Mathilde has been named in several prestigious rankings, such as Who’s Who Legal, Legal 500, Chambers, GCR, Forbes Top 40 lawyers of the CAC 40, and the first Choiseul ranking dedicated to 40 under 40 in the legal profession in France in 2025.