http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/competition/ao-turns-to-visa-europe-gc-for-brussels-antitrust-hire/3006075.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/competition/ao-turns-to-visa-europe-gc-for-brussels-antitrust-hire/3006075.article Allen & Overy (A&O) has turned to an in-house lawyer again for a senior hire, taking on Visa Europe general counsel and executive vice president Vanessa Turner as an antitrust partner in Brussels. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:55 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/mcguirewoods-picks-up-squire-sanders-team-for-brussels-push/3005956.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/mcguirewoods-picks-up-squire-sanders-team-for-brussels-push/3005956.article US firm McGuireWoods is expanding its Brussels competition and EU team with four lawyers, including one partner, from Squire Sanders. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:44 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/linklaters-goes-back-to-bakers-for-latest-asia-hire/3005954.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/linklaters-goes-back-to-bakers-for-latest-asia-hire/3005954.article Linklaters has added to its Hong Kong competition practice by hiring Baker & McKenzie partner Clara Ingen-Housz. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:58 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/dechert-picks-up-shearmans-brussels-head-to-ramp-eu-team/3004466.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/dechert-picks-up-shearmans-brussels-head-to-ramp-eu-team/3004466.article Dechert has pounced on Shearman & Sterling’s Brussels managing partner Hans Jürgen Meyer-Lindemann in a boost for its EU competition practice in both Belgium and Germany. Fri, 3 May 2013 09:10 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/mishcon-branches-out-into-competition-law-with-double-partner-hire/3002168.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/mishcon-branches-out-into-competition-law-with-double-partner-hire/3002168.article Mishcon de Reya has launched a competition practice after hiring partners from US firm Crowell & Moring and DLA Piper. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/winston-launches-in-brussels-eight-months-after-dewey-hires/3001968.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/winston-launches-in-brussels-eight-months-after-dewey-hires/3001968.article Winston & Strawn is set to launch in Brussels off the back of last year’s hires from collapsed Dewey & LeBoeuf (10 May 2012). Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:48 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/walker-morris-builds-regulatory-team-with-lloyds-competition-expert/3001185.article http://www.thelawyer.com/walker-morris-builds-regulatory-team-with-lloyds-competition-expert/3001185.article Walker Morris has added its second regulatory specialist in six months, hiring Trudy Feaster-Gee as a partner from Lloyds Banking Group Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:26 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-appoints-new-eu-competition-partner-in-italy/1016451.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-appoints-new-eu-competition-partner-in-italy/1016451.article Ashurst has added Italian antitrust veteran Denis Fosselard as a new partner in its European competition team. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-bakers-and-freshfields-advise-as-52bn-ups-tnt-deal-falls-through/1016427.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ao-bakers-and-freshfields-advise-as-52bn-ups-tnt-deal-falls-through/1016427.article Allen & Overy (A&O), Baker & McKenzie and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised as the proposed €5.2bn (£4.2bn) takeover by UPS of Dutch delivery group TNT Express collapses after failing to get past the European Commission (EC). Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:54 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/time-for-competition-law-toget-real-says-incoming-cat-chairman/1016390.article http://www.thelawyer.com/time-for-competition-law-toget-real-says-incoming-cat-chairman/1016390.article Competition law must “get real, get simple, get credible” according to one of the newly elected chairmen of the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:41 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clearys-freeman-leaves-for-cat-as-one-of-four-new-chairmen/1016347.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clearys-freeman-leaves-for-cat-as-one-of-four-new-chairmen/1016347.article The former chairman of the Competition Commission is to leave US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to take up the post of chairman at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) as the judicial body appoints four to the panel of chairmen. Wed, 9 Jan 2013 12:08 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/rpc-victorious-in-bid-to-advise-ofcom-on-4g-auction/1016252.article http://www.thelawyer.com/rpc-victorious-in-bid-to-advise-ofcom-on-4g-auction/1016252.article RPC has won a three-way pitch to advise Ofcom on the bidding process for the auction of 4G mobile broadband bandwidth. Thu, 3 Jan 2013 11:46 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-secures-partial-victory-in-tesco-dairy-price-fixing-case/1016223.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-secures-partial-victory-in-tesco-dairy-price-fixing-case/1016223.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured a partial victory for grocery giant Tesco in a long-running OFT dairy price-fixing case. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:45 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/competition-commission-investigation-into-ryanair-given-green-light/1016018.article http://www.thelawyer.com/competition-commission-investigation-into-ryanair-given-green-light/1016018.article The Court of Appeal (CoA) has cleared the way for the Competition Commission (CC) to continue its investigation into Ryanair’s minority stake in rival airline Aer Lingus. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:05 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/sj-berwin-bolsters-competition-with-ofcom-legal-chief-and-blp-partner/1015906.article http://www.thelawyer.com/sj-berwin-bolsters-competition-with-ofcom-legal-chief-and-blp-partner/1015906.article SJ Berwin has moved to bulk up its contentious competition practice with the hire of Ofcom head of legal Sarah Turnbull and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partner Elaine Whiteford. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:07 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/oft-looks-to-improve-investigations-as-it-heads-towards-new-regulatory-era/1014949.article http://www.thelawyer.com/oft-looks-to-improve-investigations-as-it-heads-towards-new-regulatory-era/1014949.article Competition lawyers have given a cautious welcome to new OFT decision-making procedures. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:22 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-and-willkie-farr-secure-landmark-fine-reduction-for-energy-giants/1014417.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-and-willkie-farr-secure-landmark-fine-reduction-for-energy-giants/1014417.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Willkie Farr & Gallagher have successfully argued a reduction in the fines handed down to energy companies E.ON Ruhrgas and GDF Suez by the European Commission for alleged market sharing. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:35 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/what-price-a-competition-lawyer-3bn/1014138.article http://www.thelawyer.com/what-price-a-competition-lawyer-3bn/1014138.article Competition lawyers are worth their weight in gold. Wed, 5 Sep 2012 16:19 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/powell-gilbert-beats-field-fisher-waterhouse-in-six-year-biotech-case/1014136.article http://www.thelawyer.com/powell-gilbert-beats-field-fisher-waterhouse-in-six-year-biotech-case/1014136.article Boutique IP firm Powell Gilbert has secured patent validation for its client Human Genome Science (HGS) after six years of litigation. Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:29 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-takes-star-competition-partner-from-sj-berwin/1014120.article http://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-takes-star-competition-partner-from-sj-berwin/1014120.article Eversheds has raided SJ Berwin for competition partner Lesley Farrell in a boost for the firm’s EU, competition and regulatory group. Tue, 4 Sep 2012 17:47 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/baker-botts-launches-in-brussels-with-double-partner-hire/1014037.article http://www.thelawyer.com/baker-botts-launches-in-brussels-with-double-partner-hire/1014037.article US firm Baker Botts has become the latest firm to launch a Brussels office focusing on competition work, with the hire of Hogan Lovells’ local office head Catriona Hatton and Dutch competition specialist Paul Lugard. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-on-standby-as-ryanair-plays-the-heathrow-slots-with-virgin/1013964.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cleary-on-standby-as-ryanair-plays-the-heathrow-slots-with-virgin/1013964.article Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising Ryanair on talks with Virgin Atlantic about the sale of sought-after Heathrow slots. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:15 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/addleshaws-and-burges-salmon-each-score-points-as-cat-rules-in-cardiff-bus-wars-case/1013301.article http://www.thelawyer.com/addleshaws-and-burges-salmon-each-score-points-as-cat-rules-in-cardiff-bus-wars-case/1013301.article Competition lawyers from Addleshaw Goddard and Burges Salmon have fought out a score draw in the ‘Cardiff bus wars’ case. Fri, 6 Jul 2012 12:23 GMT