Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn welcomes competition attorney Sébastien Evrard, (Dec 3, 2015)

Global law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has added Sébastien Evrard as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. He joins the firm’s Hong Kong office from Jones Day.

Evrard focuses his practice on all areas of competition work in Asia and the European Union, including merger control and abuse of dominance in cartels, antitrust-related investigations and litigation, as well as counseling and compliance work. He also has extensive experience in the antitrust aspects of intellectual property rights. Evrard represents companies in the automotive, aviation, oil and gas, media and entertainment, technology, and telecommunications industries.

“The rapid emergence of Chinese competition enforcement, Hong Kong’s new competition law, and cross-border enforcement across the region has made antitrust regulation a key consideration for firms doing business in Asia,” stated Co-Chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group, Daniel G. Swanson. “Having Sébastien on our team will strengthen our existing government investigations and enforcement practice and allow us to provide seamless coverage, true regional expertise and on-the-ground responsiveness for our clients.”

“I am honored to join Gibson Dunn’s world-renowned antitrust and competition practice and bring added depth in Asia to the firm’s impressive roster of highly experienced antitrust practitioners globally,” Evrard said.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is an international law firm with over 1,200 attorneys in 18 offices across Asia, Europe, South America, the Middle East, and the United States.

Attorneys: Sébastien Evrard and Daniel G. Swanson (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP).

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