Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Competition attorneys Jens-Olrik Murach and Lena Sandberg join Gibson Dunn’s Brussels office, (Jul 3, 2013)

Competition attorneys Dr. Jens-Olrik Murach and Lena Sandberg have joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in its Brussels office, the law firm has announced. Murach has joined the firm as a partner, while Sandberg has joined as of counsel.

Murach joins the firm from the German firm of Flick Gocke Schaumburg, where he headed the EU and competition practice. Murach’s practice focuses primarily on the German market, and involves all aspects of EU and German antitrust law, including merger control, restrictive practices, market dominance, cartel investigations, sectoral investigations, compliance, and private antitrust litigation. He has more than ten years of experience in antitrust practice in Brussels and Germany, and also advises clients on EU state aid and public procurement matters. He has represented clients in the insurance, food, and retail industries before the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission. He has also practiced at the firm of Shearman & Sterling.

Murach received a law degree from the University of Bonn in 1995, and a doctorate in law from the same institution in 2007. He lectures on German and European antitrust law at the University of Osnabruck in Germany, has authored a handbook on German merger control called Deutsche Fusionkontrolle , and has contributed to a German commentary of EU antitrust law called Frankfurter Kommentar zum Kartellrecht.

Sandberg previously served as a Senior Officer in the Competition and State Aid Directorate at the European Free Trade Association’s Surveillance Authority. Her work at the Authority included handling cases and drafting decisions and policy legislation relating to energy and environmental regulation, state aid, public procurement, and free market principles. She has considerable experience practicing in litigation before the European courts.

Sandberg studied law at the University of Copenhagen, and received a master’s degree in law from the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels in 1992. She regularly contributes to the European Energy Journal, for which she is a board member, and often speaks on energy and state aid issues.

“Jens-Olrik and Lena will be strong additions to the firm. Both lawyers are highly regarded by the European competition bar and will complement our strengths in this area,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “Our competition practice is thriving, and we have expanded our competition practice in the UK, US and now Brussels to meet client demand.”

“My antitrust partners welcome Jens-Olrik and Lena on board,” said Peter Alexiadis, Partner in Charge of the Brussels office. “We think they are both fabulous individuals and terrific lawyers. They provide us with the opportunity to add both scale and scope to our practice, which will really bolster our ability to deliver for our clients both at the EU and national levels.”

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a global law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 17 offices located throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. The firm’s Antitrust Practice Group has over 100 attorneys in offices in the United States and Europe.

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