Clifford Chance LLP

Philipp Girardet is a partner in the Global Antitrust Group and has deep experience in cross-border M&A transactions, including complex carve-outs and joint ventures, as well as complex cartel defence matters. He also has an active EU and UK competition compliance and antitrust litigation practice across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including industrials, consumer goods, digital platforms/ e commerce, financial services, telecoms, media, pharma and transport.

Prior to joining Clifford Chance, Philipp was the Chair of the European Antitrust & Competition practice of a major US law firm. Philipp was also previously the Deputy Director of the Cartel Investigations division at the UK Competition Authority (then the Office of Fair Trading) and the Co-Chair of the Leniency Working Group of the European Competition Network (ECN) from 2005 to 2007 which developed more aligned leniency procedures across the EU.

Philipp was recognised in ‘The Lawyer Hot 100’ list (2021) as “a market leader among a growing group of competition lawyers, highly regarded for his particular expertise in mergers and cartels.”