Freshfields promotes in Beijing

Premium Article - Monday, 23 March 2009

Michael Han
Chinese antitrust specialist Michael Han has been promoted to partner in the Beijing office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

BA appoints new general counsel

Premium Article - Thursday, 19 March 2009

Maria da Cunha
Competition specialist Maria da Cunha is to become general counsel to British Airways after Robert Webb announced he would step down at the end of March.

Rebstock steps down from New Zealand Commission

Premium Article - Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Paula Rebstock
Paula Rebstock, chair of New Zealand's Commerce Commission, has resigned after more than five years leading the authority.

Kensington Swan promotes competition partner

Premium Article - Monday, 16 March 2009

Hayden Wilson
Hayden Wilson has been promoted to partnership at New Zealand firm Kensington Swan in Wellington.

Shapiro to take chief economist post at DoJ

Premium Article - Friday, 13 March 2009

Carl Shapiro
Carl Shapiro, professor of economics at the University of Berkeley, will be the next deputy assistant attorney general for economics at the US Department of Justice's antitrust division.

K&L Gates receives antitrust boost with Bell Boyd & Lloyd merger

Premium Article - Friday, 13 March 2009

K&L Gates LLP has merged with Chicago-based Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP, increasing the firm's antitrust team to 62 lawyers, 32 of whom are partners, based throughout the US and in Europe and China.

Case Associates boosts Asia practice

Premium Article - Friday, 13 March 2009

Ian McEwin
Economics consultancy Case Associates has rehired Ian McEwin, the former chief economist at Singapore's Competition Commission, to strengthen its competition practice in Asia.

Four leave Webber Wentzel

Premium Article - Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Four competition specialists are leaving Webber Wentzel in South Africa to start their own firm.

Greenberg Traurig adds competition specialist

Premium Article - Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Andrew Berg
Andrew Berg has joined Greenberg Traurig LLP's Washington, DC, office where he has been hired to expand the firm's regulatory antitrust practice.

France names new chief case-handler

Premium Article - Thursday, 05 March 2009

Virginie Beaumeunier
France's Competition Authority today announced the appointment of Virginie Beaumeunier as its new chief case-handler.

Nera economist joins Criterion as president

Premium Article - Thursday, 05 March 2009

John Johnson
Criterion Economics has announced that John Johnson will join the firm as president on 5 March. He leaves the Washington, DC, office of Nera Economic Consulting.

Rowley leaves McMillan partnership

Premium Article - Wednesday, 04 March 2009

J William Rowley QC
J William Rowley QC, architect of the antitrust practice at McMillan LLP in Toronto, has withdrawn from the firm's equity partnership and has stepped down from his post as head of the practice, the firm announced today.

Jon Leibowitz appointed FTC chairman

Premium Article - Tuesday, 03 March 2009

Jon Leibowitz
US President Barack Obama has appointed Jon Leibowitz as the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

Greece's competition bar

Premium Article - Sunday, 01 March 2009

As Greece’s Competition Commission evolves into a more active, efficient enforcer, activity at the country’s most notable competition practices is likely to increase in tandem. Ron Knox examines which Athens firms are best positioned to take on the workload

In-house counsel crucial to enforcement, says OFT chairman

Premium Article - Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Changing the relationship between competition authorities and general counsel to a less adversarial model has been vital to effective competition enforcement, the UK Office of Fair Trading's chairman Philip Collins told an IBA conference today.

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