Latham & Watkins LLP

Wes Lepla is a counsel in the Brussels office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice. He advises clients on merger control, in particular on multijurisdictional merger control notifications and proceedings.

Mr. Lepla advises clients on all aspects of Belgian and European competition law, including merger control, cartels, anticompetitive agreements, and abuse of a dominant position. He assists them in navigating the increasingly complex merger control proceedings in the EU and globally.

He regularly advises clients in various industry sectors including life sciences, media, technology, defense, and consumer goods.

Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Lepla worked as special counsel at another international law firm in Brussels. He was also a teaching and research assistant in International and European Law at the Free University of Brussels (VUB) for five years.