Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary Gottlieb elects new antitrust partner, counsel, (Oct 27, 2015)

International law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has elected antitrust attorneys Elaine Ewing and Maxim Izvekov as partner and counsel, respectively. Ewing is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, and Izvekov is located in the firm’s Moscow office. They join a group of 12 other attorneys, worldwide, that have also been elected partner or counsel, effective January 1, 2016.

Ewing concentrates her practice on antitrust merger review, counseling, and litigation. In particular, Ewing has advised Medtronic on its nearly $50 billion acquisition of Covidien, Google in the $2.91 billion sale of Motorola Mobility’s mobile devices business, and The Dow Chemical Co. in various transactions. She has also secured dismissal of Embraco in refrigerant compressors antitrust litigation and won denial of a preliminary injunction motion against Keurig Green Mountain.

Izvekov focuses his practice on antitrust, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and securities offerings. He has advised Russia’s largest publicly traded oil company in its $55 billion acquisition of TNK-BP; advised Russia’s largest train manufacturer in multiple international and domestic joint ventures; and represented various international and Russian clients on Russian antitrust issues.

“It is with great pleasure that I introduce our new global partners and counsel,” stated Managing Partner Mark Leddy. “Our new class of partners and counsel reflects the internationalism that has always been at the core of our firm and underscores our commitment to all the regions and markets in which we operate.”

Cleary Gottlieb is a global law firm with approximately 1,200 lawyers in 16 offices across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States.

Attorneys: Elaine Ewing and Maxim Izvekov (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP)

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