Competition / Antitrust lawyers

Wendy Nicolson

Partner

CMS

Wilbert Kapinga

Senior Partner, Tanzania

Bowmans

William Turtle

Partner; William is based in London, but spends a significant amount of his time in Brussels. William has extensive experience in a wide range of competition and regulatory matters. He has been involved in a number of major cartel and other behavioural cases, including global antitrust investigations. He has also acted on a number of high-profile merger cases (including at Phase II) before the EU and UK competition authorities. In addition, he has significant experience in the field of competition litigation, including in appeals before the EU and UK courts. He is a member of the Brussels Bar (A list), as well as being qualified as a solicitor (England and Wales).

Slaughter and May

Wouter Jans

Wouter Jans joined HVG Law in August 2022. Wouter specialises in competition law and regulatory issues. Before joining HVG Law, he worked as a lawyer at a boutique law firm focusing exclusively on these areas of law.

HVG Law B.V.

Xavier Altirriba

Partner since 2006

RocaJunyent

Xavier Taton

Partner

Linklaters

Xi Chen

Chen Xi is a counsel in Gide’s Shanghai office. Before joining Gide’s China office, he was part of Projects teams at Gide’s Paris office. Chen Xi acts in particular on mining projects (mining and refining/processing), power plant (IPP or EPC) and infrastructure projects (ports, airports, roads, water treatment plants). He advises public and private clients (mostly Fortune Global 500 and listed companies) on their projets in China and Africa. He has developed significant experience in mining projects (iron ore, bauxite, lithium, gold and refinery projects) in Africa. He recently advised IFC on a major PPP project in China's water sector, Chinalco on the Simandou iron ore project (one of the world's largest mining projects), Chalco and COSCO Shipping on mining projects in Africa. Chen Xi holds a master's degree in private international law and international trade from the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2020.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

Xiaohua (Sara) CHEN

Counsel

JunHe

Xiusong Xing

Xing Xiusong is a partner of Beijing Global Law Office. He currently serves as a Vice Chairman of the Arbitration and ADR Committee of ICC China (since 2017), an arbitrator on the panel of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC, since 1997), a member of the Board of CIETAC (since 2014), a member of CIETAC’s Expert Consultation Committee (since 2014), an arbitrator on panel of Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC, since 2012), an arbitrator on the panel of Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration (KLRCA, since 2009), a mediator on the panel of CCPIT/China Chamber of International Commerce Mediation Center (since 2003), a member of the International Dispute Resolution Group (“IDR Group”). Xing Xiusong advises and represents foreign and Chinese clients on dispute resolution matters in relation to Chinese-foreign joint ventures, foreign direct investment in China, construction projects, technology transfer and license agreements, trademark licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreements, loan agreements and project finance, international sale of goods, anti-monopoly and unfair competition, etc., by means of negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation. He has represented clients in arbitration proceedings before international arbitration institutions, including China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC), American Arbitration Association (AAA), Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA). (More than 200 cases) . He has served as an arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings at CIETAC, ICC, SCC, and in ad hoc arbitration proceedings. (More than 200 cases). He has represented clients in court proceedings before all levels of PRC People's Courts, ranging from District Courts to the Supreme People's Court. (More than 100 cases). He has acted as an expert witness on Chinese law in proceedings before The High Court of Justice of London and the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

Global Law Office

Xolani Nyali

Partner

Bowmans

Y. Sertaç Serter

Partner / Head of Public Law and Litigation

CoPartners

Yan (Ada) Wang

Since 1994 Ada has been practicing and specializing in: foreign-related legal affairs including intellectual property, investment, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, antitrust, anti-unfair competition, and international arbitration. Based on her study experience in the UK and her 25-year-long practice experience in China, Ada well understands both Chinese and western culture. Ada has also accumulated extensive experience and successful cases in international arbitration and international trade negotiations. Based on years of legal practice and unremitting research, Ada has serviced many Fortune 500 organizations in addition to famous domestic and abroad foreign enterprises as their annual legal counsel. In addition, as the head of the Asia at the International Law Firms (ILF), Ada allies over 80 law firms located in more than 50 countries and regions to provide her clients efficient and fine international legal services.

PW & Partners

Yan LUAN

Senior Partner

Kangda Law Firm

Yanli Zheng

Partner

JunHe

Yann Colin

Partner

Franklin

Yannis Seferlis

Associate

Hadjianastassiou, Ioannides LLC

Yao Kefeng

Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Investment and Financing, M&A, Anti-unfair Competition, Anti-monopoly, International Trade, Maritime Law and Affairs, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Internet Legal Affairs, Electronic Commerce

Beijing DHH Law Firm

Yaron Reiter

Yaron Reiter is one of the firm’s founding partners, and heads our Class Actions and Litigation Department, which is consistently ranked by both local and foreign ranking guides as a leader in its field. Yaron is a highly esteemed and venerated litigator, whose appearances in courts have secured him a solid reputation. He is recognized for his creative approach to complex litigation. Yaron serves as an arbitrator and mediator, and appears before all courts, including the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts. Yaron has in-depth knowledge and expertise in local and international litigation and particularly in the field of class actions; in addition, he possesses extensive experience in partner and shareholders disputes. Over the years, Yaron has acquired considerable and unique experience in representing companies and entities sued in class actions in a wide variety of areas, such as insurance, banking, labour law, lotteries and gambling, antitrust, privacy protection, data and cyber processing, environmental nuisance (noise, odour, air pollution, etc.), taxes, capital markets and securities, real estate, accessibility and prevention of discrimination, spam, sports, consumerism, intellectual property, local authorities and councils, corporations, transport, tourism, aviation, and communication (computers, internet, cable, TV, media, cellular, wired, international, etc.). Yaron provides his clients with legal as well as strategic advice. In addition, Yaron has substantial experience representing companies, businesspersons, executives and seniors in derivative claims, managing corporate control struggles, shareholder disputes and minority shareholder oppression claims, as well as administrative petitions, financial sanctions, the Freedom of Information Act, and petitions to the High Court. With experience in managing complex transactions in a variety of fields, Yaron advises and accompanies processes for the formation and formulation of investment transactions in private and public companies, traded in Israel and the United States. Yaron has also accumulated a great deal of experience in representing and operating with venture capital funds and investment banks – and has been a partner to debt settlements and corporate recovery procedures. Yaron is one of Israel’s most prominent and respected lawyers in litigation in general and in the field of class actions in particular; our firm’s class actions department, which he heads, is consistently ranked by the Israeli ranking guides as top tier in the field of class actions. He appears in seminars and professional conferences for various forums, including, on behalf of the Israel Bar Association. Yaron is also known to the Israeli media; having published articles on litigation and been interviewed for articles on topics related to his areas of expertise. Yaron has won recognition by international ranking guides for his achievements: ‘The LEGAL 500’ recommended him as a leading lawyer for his achievements in the field of Dispute Resolution – Class Actions and the field of Transportation. Chambers and Partners ranked him as a leading class action lawyer.

AYR – Amar Reiter Jeanne Shochatovitch & Co

Yavuz Selim Günay

Founding Partner

Günay Erdogan Attorneys At Law

Yelena Manayenko

Managing Partner, Head of M&A practice

AEQUITAS

Yigal Kava

Partner

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.

Yoav Hirsh

Head of the Litigation department, Yoav Hirsh brings more than 25 years of high pedigree experience in complex commercial litigation, representing clients before every type of court, as well as in arbitration and mediation forums. Yoav joined the firm in 1988 as an intern for Dr. Michael Cheshin, who later became the Supreme Court’s Vice President. Clients benefit from his considerable experience in a range of complex commercial-civil litigation cases. He has forged a successful reputation in representing clients in banking, class actions, administrative law, communications, insurance and antitrust disputes. Yoav’s client roster includes banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, gasoline companies, communications companies, supermarket chains, consumer products companies and numerous other institutional bodies. Yoav’s experience as an intern for some of Israel’s most prominent judges also gives his clients access to one of the best litigators and presenters in court in the country.

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm

Yongbo( Robert) Li

Unitalen Attorneys at Law

Young Jin Ahn

Partner

Shin & Kim