Practice & Industry Groups

Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Direct Investment

The Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Group brings together lawyers who specialize in a comprehensive spectrum of antitrust and competition-related domains. Their practices include competition law, foreign direct investment, merger filings, antitrust investigations, antitrust litigation, foreign investment review, digital markets, state aid, public procurement, and other intricacies within the realm of antitrust and competition. Members collaborate to help clients navigate the intricate terrain of international regulations, ensuring their operations align with prevailing antitrust rules in cross-border mergers.

This group also serves as a collaborative hub for staying abreast of regulatory updates and continuously elevating the practice of antitrust and competition law on a global scale. The members hold quarterly, virtual meetings to discuss regulatory changes, exchange insights, and share best practices. They collaborate on a global, comparative Merger Control Guide providing guidance on relevant thresholds for filing and investigation periods concerning merger control by jurisdiction.

The group is targeted toward antitrust & competition, M&A, and cross-border investment lawyers within WLG's member firms.

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Resources

Legal Update
On September 14, 2023, the Government of Canada announced its “fighting for the middle class” legislative plan. As part of that plan, the government intends to make substantial changes to the Competition Act, most significantly, ending the “efficiencies defence”.
Legal Update

PCC issues guidelines to provide greater transparency and predictability over the PCC's power of motu proprio review of mergers and acquisitions within the digital market.

Awards & Accolades

The asialaw Awards covers 23 jurisdictions and honors exceptional accomplishments in 28 practice areas and industry sectors within the eligibility period of 2022-2023. The winners will be chosen based on the criteria of innovation, complexity, and the impact of matters handled. Winners will be announced on September 26, 2023, at an awards ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

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Bernardine Adkins Gowling WLG Birmingham, England +870 903 1000 bernardine.adkins@gowlingwlg.com
Charlaine MacLachlan Brown Aich Al Tamimi & Company Dubai, United Arab Emirates +97143641641 c.aich@tamimi.com
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Amiel Arcangel amielarc@gmail.com
Desiree Barahona Arias San Jose, Costa Rica +50640362800 desiree.barahona@ariaslaw.com
Michael Bauer CMS Germany Brussels, Belgium michael.bauer@cms-hs.com
Dawn Beddard Gowling WLG Birmingham, England (447) 921-8814 Dawn.Beddard@gowlingwlg.com
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Lizel Blignaut ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa +27836008683 lblignaut@ensafrica.com
Ned Boehm Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, U.S.A. - Tennessee +1 423 785 8272 ned.boehm@millermartin.com
Michael Brüggemann Taylor Wessing Düsseldorf, Germany m.brueggemann@taylorwessing.com
Stefan Brunnschweiler CMS Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland +41442851111 stefan.brunnschweiler@cms-vep.com
Ngoc Anh Bui VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (849) 060-2387 anh.bui@vilaf.com.vn
Stefanie Busch ENSafrica Windhoek, Namibia (481) 772-1878 sbusch@ENSafrica.com
Petra Carreira PLMJ Lisbon petra.carreira@plmj.pt
Geoff Carter MinterEllison Melbourne, Australia geoff.carter@minterellison.com
Gregory Casas Greenberg Traurig, LLP Houston, U.S.A. - Texas casasg@gtlaw.com
Elizabeth Casey Faegre Drinker Philadephia, U.S.A. - Pennsylvania (570) 983-4245 elizabeth.casey@faegredrinker.com
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Jia Hui Chan WongPartnership LLP Singapore, Singapore jiahui.chan@wongpartnership.com
Jonathan Clovin Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay jclovin@guyer.com.uy
Jeremy de Beer ENSafrica Cape Town, South Africa (276) 741-5203 jdebeer@ensafrica.com
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Vincent Dirckx CMS Belgium Brussels, Belgium +322 743 6985 vincent.dirckx@cms-db.com
Ulf Djurberg Setterwalls Stockholm, Sweden ulf.djurberg@setterwalls.se
Andrey Dorado Arias San José, Costa Rica +506 4036 2830 andrey.dorado@ariaslaw.com
Yassin Ehab Al Tamimi & Company Cairo, Egypt y.ehab@tamimi.com
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Ileana Falla Greenberg Traurig, LLP Miami, U.S.A. - Florida 3055797862 fallai@gtlaw.com
Joe Farside Locke Lord LLP Providence, U.S.A. - Rhode Island +1 401 455 7648 Joseph.Farside@lockelord.com
Piero Fattori Gianni & Origoni Rome, Italy pfattori@gop.it
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Samir Gandhi AZB & Partners Mumbai, India samir.gandhi@azbpartners.com
Larry Gangnes Lane Powell PC Seattle, U.S.A. - Washington gangnesl@lanepowell.com
Peter Giese CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany +491742407905 peter.giese@cms-hs.com
Kamila Gimenez Gross Brown Asuncion, Paraguay kgimenez@grossbrown.com.py
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Mariana Gonzalez Raggi +5491140415310 mgr@bruchoufunes.com
Ryan Goodman ENSafrica Johannesburg, South Africa rgoodman@ensafrica.com
Renato Guerrieri Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay rguerrieri@guyer.com.uy
Christian Haellmigk CMS Germany Berlin, Germany (917) 434-4447 Christian.Haellmigk@cms-hs.com
Rhiannon Hammond Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico 525514521401 rhiannon.hammond@s-s.mx
Ahmed Hankawi s.aziz@etihad-law.com
Rolf Hempel CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany (497) 119-7643 rolf.hempel@cms-hs.com
Liam Heylin Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland lheylin@mhc.ie
K M Asif Iqbal follow.shanto@gmail.com
Peter Stig Jacobsen Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark psj@bechbruun.com
Maria Jerónimo PLMJ Lisboa, Portugal +351213197575 maria.bertajeronimo@plmj.pt
Lisa Jones Miller & Martin PLLC Atlanta, U.S.A. - Georgia 404-962-6469 lisa.jones@millermartin.com
Harald Kahlenberg CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany (497) 119-7643 harald.kahlenberg@cms-hs.com
Il Kang Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea il.kang@bkl.co.kr
Sujeet Karkala skarkala@outlook.com
Avik Karmakar Vaish Associates Bengaluru, India (988) 076-4201 avik@vaishlaw.com
Jocelyn Katz ENSafrica Johannesburg, South Africa jkatz@ensafrica.com
Tara Kelly Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland tarakelly@mhc.ie
Sareena Khatkur Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario +14165974156 skhatkur@goodmans.ca
Bo Yen Kim Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea boyen.kim@bkl.co.kr
Jung Kim Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea junghun.kim@bkl.co.kr
Tennant Kiu WongPartnership LLP Singapore, Singapore tennant.kiu@wongpartnership.com
Michael Koch Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario +1 416 597 5156 mkoch@goodmans.ca
Lydia Lange CMS Germany Hamburg, Germany lydia.lange@cms-hs.com
Pranat Laohapairoj Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (681) 751-5868 pranat.l@mhm-global.com
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Annabelle Lepiece CMS Belgium Brussels, Belgium annabelle.lepiece@cms-db.com
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Jaroslaw Lukawski Warsaw, Poland +48 22 608 73 56 jaroslaw.lukawski@skslegal.pl
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Pedro Mazer Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina 541-143-9330 pmazer@alfarolaw.com
Lee Mendelsohn ENSafrica Johannesburg, South Africa +27 82 904 5897 lmendelsohn@ensafrica.com
Juan Manuel Mercant Guyer & Regules Montevideo, Uruguay (598) 290-2151 jmmercant@guyer.com.uy
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K. Shanti Mogan Shearn Delamore & Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +603 2027 2921 shanti@shearndelamore.com
Irene Moreno-Tapia Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain +34605523331 irene.moreno@cuatrecasas.com
Tori Mowery District of Columbia, Angola (120) 290-4247 tmowery@theworldlawgroup.com
Wilson Mudge Arnold & Porter Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC Wilson.Mudge@aporter.com
Wilson Mudge Arnold & Porter District of Columbia () - wilson.mudge@arnoldporter.com
Mukhtar Musa mmaa_720@hotmail.com
Henry Krisman Nababan djainurihenryattorney@gmail.com
Raymond Nduga raymonduga@gmail.com
Anders Nielsen Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark abn@bechbruun.com
Supakan Nimmanterdwong Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (662) 009-5173 supakan.n@mhm-global.com
Cian O'Daly Mason Hayes & Curran Dublin, Ireland +35316147721 codaly@mhc.ie
Louis-Martin O'Neill Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec +1 514 841 6547 lmoneill@dwpv.com
Ricardo Oliveira PLMJ Lisbon, Portugal ricardo.oliveira@plmj.pt
Estanislao Olmos Bruchou & Funes de Rioja Buenos Aires, Argentina (541) 140-2123 eho@bruchoufunes.com
Eva Oruvee Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +372 56621084 eva.oruvee@sorainen.com
Edmon Oude Elferink CMS Netherlands Brussels, Belgium +3226500454 edmon.oudeelferink@cms-dsb.com
Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg, Luxembourg +352 40 78 78 35 Philippe-Emmanuel.Partsch@arendt.com
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Siddanth Patil siddanth11n@gmail.com
Urania Paulino Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 upaulino@pellerano.com
Alberto Pera Gianni & Origoni Rome, Italy apera@gop.it
Marcos Pereira da Fonseca marcos.pffonseca@gmail.com
Loi Pham VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam (849) 825-113 loi.pham@vilaf.com.vn
jonathan polines jonpolines888@ymail.com
Alain Raemy CMS Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland +41442851111 alain.raemy@cms-vep.com
Dietmar Rahlmeyer CMS Germany Düsseldorf, Germany dietmar.rahlmeyer@cms-hs.com
Mohammed Forrukh Rahman head@rahmansc.com
Juan Franco Raparo Faure Bruchou & Funes de Rioja Buenos Aires, Argentina juan.raparo.faure@bruchou.com
Jonathan Reardon Al Tamimi & Company Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia +966 13 821 9960 j.reardon@tamimi.com
Tim Reher CMS Germany Hamburg, Germany tim.reher@cms-hs.com
David Rosner Goodmans LLP Toronto, Canada - Ontario drosner@goodmans.ca
Florence Saldanha florence@acuitylaw.co.in
Aaron Sankar aaron@asclaw.my
Peangnate Sawatdipong Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (662) 266-6485 peangnate.s@chandlermhm.com
Markus Schoener CMS Germany Hamburg, Germany ++49 40 37630365 markus.schoener@cms-hs.com
Allison Schten Faegre Drinker Denver, U.S.A. - Colorado +13036073618 allison.schten@faegredrinker.com
Roberto Serralde rserralde@basham.com.mx
Indran Shanmuganathan Shearn Delamore & Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +603 2027 2873 indran@shearndelamore.com
Justin Sharpley Toronto justin@trustdriven.com
Ghassan Shawli galshawli@acwapower.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
Sado Shin Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea sado.shin@bkl.co.kr
Prabhpreet Singh prabhpreet.ufylc@gmail.com
Patrick Sommer CMS Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland +41442851111 patrick.sommer@cms-vep.com
Junhyun Song Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea junhyun.song@bkl.co.kr
Daniel Sosa Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City dsosa@s-s.mx
Ivan Szymanski Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico (527) 954-69 iszymanski@s-s.mx
Rita Terradas Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain rita.terradas@cuatrecasas.com
John Tilak Toronto, Canada - Ontario john@thinksuite.co
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Mahmoud Turabi contact@maqamlaw.com
Panupan Udomsuvannakul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (682) 556-3888 panupan.u@mhm-global.com
Christian Ukpe Aarhus, Angola chrisukpe@gmail.com
Vinay Vaish Vaish Associates New Delhi, India +911142492525 vinay@vaishlaw.com
Dirk van Liedekerke CMS Belgium Brussels, Belgium +32 2 674 85 70 dirk.vanliedekerke@cms-db.com
Tracy Varela Arias San José, Costa Rica +506 4036 2806 tracy.varela@ariaslaw.com
GOVIND VEKARIYA govindvekariya@gmail.com
Duyen Vo Ha VILAF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +848 3824 1600 duyen@vilaf.com.vn
Chris Webb Al Tamimi & Company Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +966114169666 c.webb@tamimi.com
Angelika Wieczorkowski CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany +49 71 1976 4708 angelika.wieczorkowski@cms-hs.com
Mattias Wiklund Matala Setterwalls Malmö, Sweden (670) 598-8635 mattias.wiklund@setterwalls.se
Masayuki Yamaguchi Lane Powell PC Portland, U.S.A. - Oregon yamaguchim@lanepowell.com
Nicolas Yaryura Tobías Bruchou & Funes de Rioja Buenos Aires, Argentina +541151712358 nicolas.yaryura.tobias@bruchou.com
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