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Ianis Girgenson is a special counsel based in the firm’s Brussels office. He practices competition and antitrust law. He has over ten years of experience in the field and has previously practiced competition law in Paris and London.
Mr. Girgenson’s practice focuses on merger control and antitrust investigations. He has represented clients before the European Commission and national competition authorities in numerous merger control cases, including nine in-depth merger investigations. He has also worked on major cartel investigations and has been involved in litigation before the EU General Court and the French Conseil d’Etat. Mr. Girgenson has represented clients in landmark EU cases, including Schneider v. Commission and Odile Jacob v. Commission.
Representative Matters
- Counsel to Slovak Telekom in the European Commission’s investigation of pricing practices in the Slovak broadband market.
- Counsel to Ryanair in the investigation by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading into Ryanair’s minority stake in Aer Lingus.
- Counsel to leading UK pay-TV operator in several investigations conducted by the UK’s Office of Communications and competition authorities.
- Represented Schneider Electric before the EU General Court in relation to Schneider’s attempted acquisition of Legrand.
- Represented Lagardère before the European Commission and the EU General Court in relation to Lagardère’s acquisition of Editis.
- Represented a European company in an EC cartel investigation; persuaded the European Commission to impose a de minimis fine.
- Counsel to a US company in an EC investigation into alleged price-fixing and market-sharing practices.
- Represented a software manufacturer before the French competition authority in a merger control case following the annulment of the initial clearance decision; persuaded the authority to issue a new clearance.
Publications and Speeches
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