Weil Gotshal & Manges has set its sights on a new office in Brussels, 14 years after shutting its operations in the Belgian capital. The US firm is planning an opening in the coming months, The Lawyer understands. The project is driven by newly-hired Clifford Chance partner Jenine Hulsmann, who has been tasked with leading […]
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is building out its antitrust and litigation practice in London with a partner trio and associate group from Quinn Emanuel. The firm has taken on partners Boris Bronfentrinker, Elaine Whiteford and Nicola Chesaites. The team will join Willkie’s London office from Quinn Emanuel, where Bronfentrinker co-led the UK competition litigation practice. […]
BT’s attempt to strike out a class action made up of 2.3 million affected customers has been rejected by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), which paves the way for the £590m dispute to proceed. The tribunal’s recent judgment went in favour of the proposed class representative Justin Le Patourel, who succeeded in securing a collective […]
Simmons & Simmons is strengthening its competition and antitrust team in London with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) former practice head in Asia. Mark Jephcott is making the move across on 6 September after spending just over 10 years at HSF, where he previously led the firm’s competition group in Asia. His practice […]
Addleshaw Goddard has added to its new Paris office with a competition partner hire from Ashurst. Michaël Cousin joins as the first lateral that Addleshaws has made in the French capital since opening in January. For its launch, the firm picked up 22 lawyers from from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) and K&L Gates. The office […]
The former head of Hogan Lovells’ Brussels office has left the firm for King & Spalding’s fledgling operations in the city. Salomé Cisnal De Ugarte will be King & Spalding’s third partner in the Belgian capital. She joins international trade partner Marie-Sophie Dibling, who got the office up and running in June 2019 after a career […]
The CMA recently launched its much anticipated review as to how competition law should apply to many common types of commercial arrangements (including, among others, distribution agreements (including exclusive and selective distribution), agency and franchising). It will, of course, be relevant in the automotive sector, bearing in mind that dealer agreements now fall under the “general” competition law rules rather (with the Motor Vehicles Block Exemption being confined to aftermarkets).
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Following the exit of partner Jenine Hulsmann last month, Clifford Chance has gone in-house to bolster its antitrust team in the City. The firm has hired Sue Hinchliffe, the former global executive counsel for competition law and policy at General Electric. She joins the magic circle firm later this month. Hinchcliffe has been at GE […]
Kirkland & Ellis has launched a competition-focused Brussels office as part of its post-Brexit strategy. The US firm has opened doors in the Belgian city in a bid to handle cases before the European Commission and courts, especially when it comes to merger control. It is understood that the office will be led by London […]
Crowell & Moring has boosted its City offering with a competition recruit from Simmons & Simmons. Longstanding Simmons partner Peter Broadhurst moves across to the Washington-headquartered firm. His hire comes a month after Crowell gained two partners and four associates in London through its merger with New York boutique Kibbe & Orbe. They are made […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired a Government trade adviser as part of the firm’s plans to scale up its London capabilities post-Brexit. The magic circle firm has attracted Linklaters senior consultant Lorand Bartels, who is also a specialist adviser to the UK House of Commons Select Committee on International Trade. The hire was pursued by […]