Ianis Girgenson

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.

· Counsel to Inco in its contemplated takeover of Falconbridge.

· Counsel to Euronext in its contemplated acquisition of the London Stock Exchange.

· Represented Heineken International before French competition authorities and Courts in relation to Heineken's acquisitions of wholesalers.

· Represented Saint Louis Sucre before the European Commission in connection with the acquisition of Saint Louis Sucre by Südzucker.

· Represented Crédit Lyonnais before French regulators and Courts in connection with the acquisition of Crédit Lyonnais by Crédit Agricole.

· Represented Canal+ before the European Commission in the $52 billion merger between Vivendi, Canal+ and Seagram.

· Advised private equity firms with regard to numerous EC and multi-national merger control filings.

Publications

· "Reform of Russian Competition Law: It's a Long Way from Brussels to Moscow," Journal of European Competition Law & Practice (April 2012), Co-Author

· "Industrial Policy and European Merger Control: A Reassessment," prepared for the 2011 Fordham International Antitrust Law and Policy Conference, winner of the Institute of Competition Law 2012 Antitrust Writing Award (2011), Co-Author

· "The EU's Battle for Transparency," Law360 (12/5/2011), Co-Author

· "Le droit européen de la concurrence à l'épreuve de la transparence," Rev. Lamy de la Concurrence (2011), Co-Author

· "EU Court Limits the Scope of Legal Professional Privilege," Business Law Today (January 2010), Co-Author

· "Le pouvoir d'intervention du Ministre de l'Economie en matière de contrôle des concentrations," Rev. Lamy de la Concurrence (2009), Co-Author

· "La double réforme du contrôle communautaire des concentrations," RTD Eur (January 2004), Co-Author

· "France: New Law Boosts Agencies' Powers," Int'l Fin. L. Rev., The 2004 Guide to Competition and Antitrust Law (2004), Co-Author

· "Le nouveau régime de contrôle des concentrations : les ambivalences d'une "révolution antitrust" à la française," J.C.P. (éd. Entreprises) (2002), Co-Author