Philipp Girardet
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Competition Law
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About
Provided by Philipp Girardet
Practice Areas
Philipp Girardet, Chair of the European Competition Practice Group, advises on a broad range of EU and UK competition law issues, including complex merger and cartel matters. Philipp also has an active competition compliance and competition litigation practice across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including e-commerce, financial services, consumer goods, pharma, telecoms and transport. He also has an active competition compliance and competition litigation practice, across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including e-commerce, financial services, consumer goods, pharma, telecoms and transport. He also advises on UK criminal cartel offence matters. He was the Deputy Director of the Cartel Investigations division at the UK Competition Authority (then the Office of Fair Trading) and the Co-Chair of the Leniency Working Group of the European Competition Network (ECN) from 2005 to 2007.
Personal
The College of Law, J.D., 1998
Oxford University, PPE, 1994
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Chambers Review
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Philipp Girardet assists clients with merger clearance mandates, including advising them on phase II reviews by the CMA. He also represents clients in CMA investigations into possible breaches of competition law, as well as acting for complainants on allegations of anti-competitive behaviour by competitors. He heads the firm's UK and European competition practices.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's measured, inventive and super intelligent so he doesn't miss stuff."
"Philipp is a delight to work with. He is very comfortable working on complex cases with multiple moving parts and stakeholders."
"He has a sharp and strategic mind, and thinks about the big picture without losing sight of the detail underpinning it. He has a collaborative style of working that brings out the best in those working around him."
"He is a clear thinker to have on your side, and a hard worker."
"He's measured, inventive and super intelligent so he doesn't miss stuff."
"Philipp is a delight to work with. He is very comfortable working on complex cases with multiple moving parts and stakeholders."
"He has a sharp and strategic mind, and thinks about the big picture without losing sight of the detail underpinning it. He has a collaborative style of working that brings out the best in those working around him."
"He is a clear thinker to have on your side, and a hard worker."
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