The antitrust, competition, and economic regulation team at Hogan Lovells International LLP is noted for its expertise in international competition law enforcement and global merger control matters. The firm’s wider IP and technology sector focus is leveraged to support clients at the intersection of IP and antitrust law. Behavioural cases are often handled by team head Christopher Thomas, and Falk Schöning focuses his practice on merger control in the TMT, aerospace, defence, and chemicals sectors.
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- Profil
- Réseaux sociaux
Clients clés
- Engie
- Huhtamäki
- IBM
- Intel
- BMW
- Holcim
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- LetterOne
- Lockheed Martin
Points forts
- Representing Google in the CMA’s regulatory review of Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” proposals to remove third-party cookies on Chrome, take measures against covert tracking of users, and introduce alternative technologies offering substantially improved user privacy.
- Represented Engie successfully before the Court of Justice in its action for annulment against a State aid decision of the Commission concerning Luxembourg tax rulings.
- Represented long-term client Intel Corporation in the international merger control and FDI aspects of its $4.3bn agreement to sell an approximately 20% stake in its IMS Nanofabrication GmbH business to private equity investor Bain Capital Special Situations.
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Christopher Thomas
Autres avocats clés
Falk Schöning; Michel Struys