Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Competition and Markets Authority official joins Latham & Watkins, (Feb 11, 2016)

Jonathan Parker, the current Director of Mergers at the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is joining Latham & Watkins LLP on May 3 as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice. He will be based in Latham & Watkins’ London office, the firm announced.

As Director of Mergers at the CMA, Parker has reviewed more than 30 UK merger cases and has been involved in numerous antitrust cases. Prior to his work with the CMA, Parker was in private practice, representing major corporations in the banking, energy, financial services, media, retail, pharmaceutical, technology, and telecommunications sectors. He has extensive experience advising on merger control and competition matters before the UK, EU, and U.S. antitrust authorities.

“Recent changes to the UK merger regime have significantly raised the stakes for transactions with a UK nexus,” stated Sven Völcker, co-chair of the firm’s global Antitrust & Competition Practice. “In the UK, we have seen the authorities taking greater interest in pursuing non-notified transactions, including transactions that have already closed. This creates obvious challenges in terms of deal certainty and increases the pressure to make notifications of any deals that may face scrutiny. Jonathan’s unique experience and insights will further enhance our ability to offer strategic transactional advice to our clients who are facing an increasingly complex competition landscape.”

Latham & Watkins is an international law firm with approximately 2,100 lawyers located in 32 offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

Attorneys: Jonathan Parker (Latham & Watkins LLP).

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