In particular, as regards merger control, he has experience guiding clients in phase 2 investigations before the European Commission. He was part of the team that helped Deutsche Telekom secure unconditional clearance for its acquisition of Tele2 in the Netherlands (4-to-3 merger) after an in-depth investigation by the European Commission. He also assisted Metso in obtaining conditional clearance for its acquisition of rival Aker Kvaerner in the pulping machinery industry in a very concentrated market (3-to-2 merger).

Most recently, he advised automotive component manufacturer Faurecia in acquisition of Hella and mining machinery supplier Metso Corporation its merger with Outotec, two transformative deals for these White & Case clients. He also advised private equity fund Cobepa in its sale of J.F Hillebrand to DPDHL and sovereign fund ADQ in securing over 15 merger and FDI clearances for its acquisition of a minority stake in commodity trader Louis Dreyfus Company.

Between 2010 and 2012, Jérémie worked at the European Commission as part of the Hearing Officers’ team. In this role, he developed significant expertise on the procedural rules governing EU antitrust and merger proceedings, and was involved in several high profile antitrust and phase II merger proceedings.

Recognized by Chambers & Partners as a key practitioner in Public law, clients praise him for being “very quickly grasp complex problems”. Jean-Luc works mainly on construction, transportation infrastructure (tunnels, motorways, railways) and grids (electronic communications, public lighting) matters, where he succeeded to act on major projects such as the highways L2 in Marseille* (for the State), A150*, A355*, RCEA* (for the sponsors), the LGV Bretagne-Pays-Loire* (for a lender), the refinancing of the Eurotunnel and Tours-Bordeaux railway concessions*, the Saint Nazaire hospital* (for the sponsors and the project company), universities Centrale Supelec* (for lenders) and Toulouse le Mirail* (for some sponsors), a video surveillance network* (for a bidder), the Balard project* (for two subcontractors), and the new Courthouse of Paris* (for a bidder).

In addition, he has been involved in the highly publicized restructuring and refurbishment of the Arche de la Défense*, where he advised the winning bidder Eiffage, and in the financing of the extension of the Port of Calais*. Recently, he has advised a consortium led by Eiffage for the Lille airport concession and is advising the company in charge of the Nantes – Saint Nazaire Montoir airport concession. Jean-Luc also guides many of the private and public companies in the energy sector and he has been notably advising the French Government on the development of 6 major offshore wind projects in France*, on the renewal of its hydroelectric concessions* and several grid operators such as Enedis* (formerly ERDF) and RTE*. Jean-Luc joined the Firm in February 2020 from an international law firm in Paris where he was Partner in the Public Law and Project Finance department

Ms. Trichkovska represents clients before the European Commission and national competition authorities as well as EU and national courts in high-profile cases ranging from abuse of dominance, cartels, verticals, and mergers to State aid proceedings, concerning a wide variety of industries, such as energy, retail, tech, aviation, financial and postal institutions and many others.

Ms. Trichkovska is part of White & Case’s specialized State aid and energy teams. She has been involved in a number of recent Commission energy antitrust cases and has successfully represented clients in their investigations by pursuing suitable remedies to settle the cases without an infringement finding. In the State aid field, Irina has acted in numerous State aid proceedings representing Member States, beneficiaries and complainants.

Irina also regularly advises companies and States in investor-State arbitration proceedings involving claims or defense based on EU and State aid law, and she recently co-authored a chapter on State aid and Arbitration in the Research Handbook on EU State Aid Law (2nd edition, Edward Elgar Publishing). Irina also advises individuals, companies and States on issues concerning the European Convention on Human Rights.

Prior to joining White & Case, Irina worked for the Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia, where she specialized in project finance and the alignment of national legislation with EU law. She also has extensive experience in negotiation and cooperation with international financial institutions such as the World Bank, the EBRD, the EIB and the CEB.

Irina has also interned for the Commission’s DG Competition with the Financial Crisis Task Force dealing with high profile restructuring State aid cases concerning financial institutions affected by the 2008 crisis.