Malo Depincé

Malo Depincé is a professor at the University of Montpellier. He served as Director of LICeM (2022–2025), Deputy Director and then Director of the UMR Dynamique du droit (CNRS and University of Montpellier), and has also served as the Dean’s Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Law and Political Science since 2024.

He holds a Master’s degree in Competition and Consumer Law and a J.D. (on the precautionary principle, 2004), and teaches consumer law, competition law, food law, and European Union business law. A recognized specialist in market law, he is co-author of a textbook on consumer law (Dalloz) and another on competition law (LexisNexis).

He directs the Master’s program in Consumer Affairs and Competition as well as the Master’s program in Food Law and Agroecology. He is the academic director of the Artificial Intelligence and Data certification program.

He speaks English fluently and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

Public Expertise

Malo Depincé served as a member of the Advertising Ethics Jury (JDP) of the Advertising Regulatory Authority (ARPP) for over ten years; he also served two terms on the Commission on Unfair Terms (CCA) and sat on the Board of Directors of the Scientific Society for Food Hygiene (SSHA). He is currently a member of the National Food Council (CNA),

Research

Her research focuses in particular on new consumer behaviors and the contracts offered to consumers, sustainable food, and artificial intelligence in the legal profession.
Areas of expertise: private law, consumer law and sales promotion law, competition law, environmental law, business law, advisory services, and litigation.

Malo Depincé is the former Director of the Innovation, Communication, and Market Laboratory.

He is a full professor at the University of Montpellier; he served as Deputy Director and then Director of the UMR Dynamique du droit (CNRS and University of Montpellier) and has been the Dean’s Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Law and Political Science since 2024.

He holds a master’s degree in competition and consumer law and a doctorate in law (the precautionary principle, 2004). He teaches consumer law, competition law, food law, and European Union business law. He is a recognized specialist in market law and co-author of a textbook on consumer law (Dalloz) and another on competition law (LexisNexis).

He oversees the Master's program in Consumer Affairs and Competition Law as well as the Master's program in Food Law and Agroecology.

He is fluent in English and speaks Spanish.

Public expertise

Malo Depincé served on the Advertising Ethics Jury (JDP) of the French Advertising Regulatory Authority (ARPP) for more than ten years. He also served two terms on the French Commission on Unfair Terms (CCA) and on the Board of Directors of the Scientific Society for Food Hygiene (SSHA). He is currently a member of the French National Food Council (CNA).

Research

His research focuses in particular on new consumer behavior and the contracts offered to consumers.

Publications

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