Competition, Regulation and Trade (non-contentious), Senior Associate

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Practice group / team Practice area - COMPETITION, REGULATION AND TRADE Main areas covered | general competition (antitrust) | cartels and other behavioural investigations | merger control and foreign direct investment | competition litigation | regulatory matters | state aid | public procurement | EU | WTO and international trade Sector expertise includes | energy and natural resources | financial institutions | consumer goods| infrastructure | transport| manufacturing and industrials | pharmaceuticals | retail | telecoms, media and technology Our Competition, Regulation and Trade group is consistently rated as one of the leading practices in its field, with a team of lawyers based in Europe (London, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Madrid & Paris), Asia and across Australia. Amongst our clients are leading financial institutions, top Fortune and FTSE companies from all industry sectors, regulatory bodies and national governments. Our team covers the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious competition, regulation and trade work globally, including: cartel and other behavioural investigations merger control and foreign direct investment antitrust advice competition litigation (private enforcement and appeals) regulatory matters state aid, public procurement, WTO and trade Recent Matters Spreadex in relation to its acquisition of Sporting Index which was subject to a Phase 2 CMA review an an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. DAR Lighting in relation to the CMA's investigation into suspected breaches of competition law in respect of the supply of domestic lighting products. Wincanton plc on its cash offer from CEVA Logistics S.A., a subsidiary of CMA CGM S.A, and on the subsequent £960m acquisition bid by GXO, subject to a Phase 2 CMA review. OneWeb and Bharti Group on OneWeb's combination with Eutelsat including a number of merger and FDI processes. The Coca-Cola Company in successfully defending itself against an investigation launched by the European Commission into suspected abuses of dominance. VTTI, a Dutch energy storage and infrastructure company, on the acquisition of a majority interest in Terminale GNL Adriatico S.r.l. Uber Technologies on the UK merger control aspects of its acquisition of Autocab, a taxi booking and dispatch software provider; one of the few cases to receive unconditional Phase 1 clearance from the CMA following a Case Review Meeting. Meta in respect of an application for a collective action alleging abusive conduct, brought in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal. Google in relation to two applications for CPOs in the CAT on behalf of an online publisher class alleging that Google has abused a dominant position in AdTech tools. Various clients on defending follow-on damages claims based on European Commission cartel decisions in respect of refrigeration compressors, bearings, animal feeds, copper fittings and tubes, and carbon graphite. Meta in connection with a proposed collective action in the CAT alleging an abuse of a dominant position based on allegations of unfair terms and unfair pricing in respect of the Facebook social media platform. Google in connection with claims in the CAT and across Europe seeking damages against Google for abuse of dominance on grounds similar to those raised by the European Commission in the Google Search (Shopping) and the Google Search (AdSense) decisions. Google in connection with a collective action on behalf of an online publisher class alleging that Google has abused a dominant position in ad tech tools. Iveco and Fiat Chrysler as European coordinating competition litigation counsel in relation to follow-on damages claims stemming from the European Commission's settlement decision in Trucks Key respons