Schiff Hardin opens new practice with ex-Miller Canfield hires

Thursday, 19 January 2012

Gregory Curtner, who will head the new practice
Four antitrust partners at Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone’s Ann Arbor antitrust practice have departed to form Schiff Hardin’s new antitrust boutique in the same city.

Danish authority official heads to Copenhagen Economics

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Andersen spent seven years at the authority
Consultancy Copenhagen Economics has hired Søren Andersen as a consultant in its competition team.

Cadwalader promotes two in DC

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Joseph Bial and Andrew Forman
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has promoted Joseph J Bial and Andrew Forman to partners in its antitrust practice in Washington, DC.

Neruda joins Havel Holásek partnership

Monday, 16 January 2012

Robert Neruda
Havel Holásek & Partners has promoted Robert Neruda to partner in Brno. He is a former deputy chairman of the Czech Republic’s Office for the Protection of Competition.

China to introduce non-notification rules

Friday, 13 January 2012

MOFCOM has adopted a new procedure to investigate failure to notify
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has published new guidelines on investigating and punishing companies that fail to notify their mergers.

RBB hires Smith from NERA

Friday, 13 January 2012

Patrick Smith
Economic consultancy firm RBB Economics has hired Patrick Smith as a principal in its London competition practice.

Sweden appoints new department heads

Friday, 13 January 2012

Sweden's Competition Authority reintroduced a dedicated economics department
Sweden’s Competition Authority has re-introduced an economics office and appointed a new acting chief economist and new head of department.

William Simon: 1912-2011

Thursday, 12 January 2012

William Simon, co-founder of Howrey Simon Baker & Murchison, died on 27 December. He was 99 years old.

New antitrust boutique opens in Moscow

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Yevgeny Voevodin
Yevgeny Voevodin, former partner at Capital Legal Services, has opened a new antitrust boutique, Anti-Monopoly Law Office, in Moscow.

Nominations open for GCR Awards 2012

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

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Global Competition Review is now accepting nominations for the GCR Awards 2012.

O’Regan swaps Freshfields for Burges Salmon

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Matthew O'Regan
Matthew O’Regan has joined Burges Salmon as a partner in its UK antitrust practice, transferring from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Brussels.

Jaffe joins Proskauer from Weil

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Helene Jaffe
Helene D Jaffe has joined Proskauer Rose as partner and co-head of its antitrust practice after 36 years at New York rival Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

40 under 40 - nominations process open

Monday, 09 January 2012

Every four years, Global Competition Review runs its 40 under 40 survey, which aims to identify the world’s leading young antitrust partners. We would like to invite readers to propose candidates for the fourth 40 under 40 list, to be published in March 2012. Over half of those featured in 2008’s list can no longer stand, so there is a broad scope for new entrants.

Brown moves to Paul Hastings

Friday, 06 January 2012

Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown has joined Paul Hastings as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco antitrust practice, moving from O’Melveny & Myers.

Willkie promotes in Paris

Thursday, 05 January 2012

Faustine Viala, who began her new role on Monday
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has promoted Faustine Viala to counsel in its Paris competition practice. She will become Willkie’s first antitrust counsel in Europe.

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