Hailed by clients as ‘among the best in town’, the practice at Linklaters handles the full spectrum of competition issues, including vertical conduct, exemption applications, and contentious matters before the Competition Tribunal and Court of Appeal. Praised for his ’exceptional knowledge and experience’, Marcus Pollard heads the practice, having vast knowledge of abuse of dominance investigations and price maintenance cases, and utilising his regulatory expertise to advise on large scale merger control matters across Southeast Asia. Managing associate Kathleen Gooi has ‘valuable’ insight into foreign investment filings and multi-jurisdictional merger control issues, often assisting clients with transaction structuring and investigations by the HKCC under the First and Second Conduct Rules.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Outstanding depth of competition law knowledge. Experience in working at the Hong Kong Competition Commission. Involvement in key cases in Hong Kong. First-rate APAC and global practice for cross-border matters.’
‘Marcus Pollard. Exceptional knowledge and experience of applying competition law in Hong Kong. Commitment, timely high quality advice delivered efficiently.’
Key clients
- True Corporation
- Jardine Matheson
Work highlights
- Advised Thai telecoms company TRUE in its US$ 8.3 bn mega-merger with mobile operator DTAC, bringing together two of the three main mobile operators in Thailand.
- Advised Tien Chu, a Chinese SOE-controlled MSG manufacturer on the resale price maintenance case investigation and proceedings brought to the Hong Kong Competition Tribunal.