Natasha is a British and French national. She studied law in both the UK and France and has worked in law firms in New York, Paris, and London.
Natasha co-heads Reed Smith's Competition and European Law department and is managing partner of the Paris office. She is also a former member of the executive committee, the firm’s global management body.
Credenciales
Premios y reconocimientos
- Silver Prize (Plume d'Argent) in the “Economic and legal issues of tomorrow – Professional press” category, for her article "Digital Markets Act: a European headache for companies", published on Lesechos.fr
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in France for Competition / Antitrust Law, 2020-2024, Litigation, 2023-2024, and for Regulatory Practice, 2024
- Winner of 2019 International Advisory Experts Award in Competition Law within France
- Ranked in the EU, Competition and Distribution category of the Legal 500 EMEA, 2020: “The competition team is jointly led by Marc Lévy and Natasha Tardif, who are both ‘very skilled and easy to work with’. They have a good understanding of business needs”.
- Ranked in the Healthcare and life sciences category of the Legal 500 EMEA - 2020
Interviews
- February 2024 - Experts meeting – healthcare, La Santé continue de servir de valeur refuge pour les investisseurs, Magazine des Affaires
- 8 January 2024 - Quels sont les objectifs des cabinets en 2024 ? La Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires.
- December 2023 - La gestion de carrière des avocats : défis et opportunités » La lettre des Juristes d’Affaires.
- 15 September 2023 - Fashion Briefing: Brands contend with compliance and data as legislation becomes reality, Glossy.com
- 11 September 2023 - Big Tech buckles under, Commercial Dispute Resolution
- 11 April 2023 - European regulators bare their teeth in battle against Big Tech dominance, Commercial Dispute Resolution
- March 2023 - Experts meeting – healthcare, Résilient et performant, le secteur de la santé fait face toutefois à de multiples défis, Magazine des Affaires
- 16 March 2023 - How I made Managing Partner: “Be curious, Get Involved”; Law.com
- February 2023 - EU to Ease Antitrust Rules in Fight Against Climate Change; Law.com
- December 2022 - Reed Smith: montrer l’exemple; Juristes Associés
- 18 March 2022 - Les femmes en cabinet ; Juristes Associés
- 16 September 2021 - Experts meeting – healthcare, Le Magazine des Affaires
- September 2021 - Algorithmic cartels, Expertises
- 29 July 2021 - Strategy: the remarkable resilience of business firms, Décideurs
- 19 July 2021 - Settle or Fight: Why Google bent on ad sales but is standing tough on neighboring rights, Legaltech news
- 5 July 2021 - Interview in relation to the Digital Markets Act, Lexinside
- 7 March 2021 - Natasha Tardif: a still singular profile among lawyers, Décideurs
- 21 July 2020 - French Competition Authority fines 12 Deli Meat Makers For 'Failed' Cartel, Law.com
- 16 June 2020 - Europe's Competition Watchdog Launches New Investigations Into Apple, Law.com
- 10 March 2020 - Interview with Natasha Tardif, co-managing partner of Reed Smith LLP in Paris, Journal Spécial des Sociétés
- 7 September 2017 - Experts meeting – healthcare, Le Magazine des Affaires
Academic engagements
- University of Paris
- Seton Hall University School of Law
- University Paris-Dauphine
- University Paris II Assas
- INSEAD Business School
Notable quotes
- 22 August 2024 - Bruxelles précise son analyse des subventions étrangères faussant le marché intérieur, Afegi
- April 2018 - Contribution to the Lamy healthcare sector on the distribution of medicinal products: contractual aspects