England - London • Corporate and commercial
K&L Gates LLP
The ‘proactive’ team at K&L Gates LLP attracts considerable praise from clients, who turn to the team for its wide-ranging capabilities in transactional and behavioural competition matters. The practice has a particular emphasis on the vertical space, providing advice on the full gamut of vertical rules including RPM, online and cross-border restrictions and performance pricing. The ’very diligent’ practice head Jennifer Marsh advises on all aspects of competition law and is regularly engaged by a diverse portfolio of consumer goods heavyweights. Gabriela Da Costa is noted for expertise in EU and UK vertical competition law, having provided assistance to some of the world’s largest consumer brands in sectors such as fashion, luxury, electronics, and sports.
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Testimonials
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‘They listen to your needs, are proactive, to the point, clear and great value for money. Provide non-legal lingo to non-lawyers, are creative, and adapt to the risk appetite.'
‘Jennifer Marsh and Michal Kocon are very diligent and aware of their subject matter. They make the time for you and are prompt and clear when completing tasks. Friendly and personable.'
Key clients
- Royal Copenhagen, Waterford, Wedgwood, Iittala of the Fiskars Group
- Jemella Ltd, trading as ghd hair
- Westinghouse Electric Company
- SharkNinja Europe Limited
- Securitas AB
- Shelf Drilling, Ltd
- Kaman Corporation
- GoPro
- Aurelius (Ceramic Tile Distributors)
- Marshall Amplification PLC
Work highlights
- Advised Microsoft on its multi-billion investment in OpenAI (creator of ChatGPT).
- Advising major consumer brands across the spectrum of complex vertical competition law aspects of their go-to-market strategies in Europe and the UK, including GoPro, Prada/Church’s, SharkNinja, Jabra/GN, Waterford, Wedgewood, Royal Copenhagen, ghd, Osprey, Wella, POC Sport, Gucci, Diesel, Ferragamo, and Mölnlycke.
- Securing acquirers’ suitable purchaser approvals from antitrust and national security regulators in the context of multi-billion transactions, including for Shelf Drilling (Noble/Maersk) and Kaman Corporation (Parker/Meggitt).
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jennifer Marsh