The team at Hogan Lovells International LLP brings a strong technology sector focus to its competition work, regularly advising major players from the industry on merger control issues, as well as handling investigations and litigation. Office managing partner Christopher Thomas is supported by transactional expert Falk Schöning and 'outstanding' senior practitioner Michel Struys. Counsel Francesco Pili is another key name.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Strong both in merger control and behavioural matters.’

  • ‘Falk Schöning is very experienced and a creative mind when looking for pragmatic solutions.’

  • ‘Christopher Thomas stands out for his insight, business sense and thoughtfulness in identifying the risk and trying to quantify the same for the client’s evaluation.’

  • ‘Michel Struys has outstanding experience in EU competition law.'

  • 'Outstanding expertise in EU competition law. Excellent understanding of a global corporation's business needs and interests. Strong ability to understand and consider complex technical processes and digital issues.'

  • 'They are highly responsive and it is a pleasure to be working with them.'

Key clients

  • AVDA
  • Engie
  • Google
  • Huhtamäki
  • IBM
  • ORLEN
  • Samsung
  • Thales
  • Unilever

Work highlights

  • Representing Google in the CMA’s Privacy Sandbox case.
  • Representing Engie in the appeal of a European Commission state aid decision and Huhtamäki in a European Commission state aid investigation.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christopher Thomas

Other key lawyers

Falk Schöning, Michel Struys, Francesco Pili