Jonathan Parker
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Band 3 : Competition Law
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Jonathan Parker is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice in Latham & Watkins’ London office focusing on European and UK competition law.
He advises clients on a wide range of EU and UK competition issues, including mergers and acquisitions, market studies, cartels/restrictive agreements, and abuse of dominance cases.
Prior to joining Latham, Jonathan worked as a Legal Director and Director of Mergers at the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). He is renowned in the market for deploying his considerable experience and institutionalized thinking on UK merger control matters.
He is a member of the Competition Law Committee of the City of London Law Society.
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Jonathan Parker is particularly active in merger clearance mandates, including representing clients in phase II investigations before the CMA. In addition to his strength in merger notification reviews, he also advises clients on CMA investigations into possible breaches of competition law.
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"Jonathan Parker has a sharp, calm mind with a unique understanding of the CMA."
"Jonathan Parker is an excellent lawyer and a great sparring partner for brainstorming. He has in-depth knowledge of UK competition law and is extremely pragmatic and fast."
"I like that he is a calm and confident presence on calls and has the knowledge and charisma to put the minds of some of the more sophisticated clients in the world at ease."
"Jonathan Parker is extremely skilled and very pleasant to work with."
"He has complete encyclopedic knowledge of merger law, is extremely level-headed and has a very quick intellect."
"Jonathan Parker has a sharp, calm mind with a unique understanding of the CMA."
"Jonathan Parker is an excellent lawyer and a great sparring partner for brainstorming. He has in-depth knowledge of UK competition law and is extremely pragmatic and fast."
"I like that he is a calm and confident presence on calls and has the knowledge and charisma to put the minds of some of the more sophisticated clients in the world at ease."
"Jonathan Parker is extremely skilled and very pleasant to work with."
"He has complete encyclopedic knowledge of merger law, is extremely level-headed and has a very quick intellect."
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