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Salans Appoints New Head of Global Competition Practice

February 2010

International law firm Salans has appointed Berlin competition law expert Dr Jörg Karenfort as the new Head of its Global Competition Practice.

Dr Karenfort has been practicing with Salans in its Berlin office since 2007, and in 2008 became Head of the German Regulatory Group for the firm.

Worldwide, the firm’s Global Competition capability has grown in the past few years, with additional hires in Berlin, Frankfurt, London and most recently in China. The Group now extends its reach across 13 countries.

As part of 750 lawyers globally operating across 21 offices, Salans’ Global Competition Group advises in the areas of merger control, cartel enforcement, distribution and technology licensing, state aid, public procurement as well as litigation before national, regional and international authorities. The Group works closely together in international competition law proceedings and cross-border mergers and is noted for its specialist expertise in the industries of life sciences, energy, ITC and transport. The Group’s experience extends beyond its foundations in the EU to include new markets such as Russia and China.

 

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Salans is an international commercial law firm built on a pioneering spirit with over 750 lawyers globally operating from 21 offices. Salans LLP has offices, or is associated with Salans offices in:

ALMATY, BAKU, BARCELONA, BEIJING, BERLIN, BRATISLAVA, BUCHAREST, BUDAPEST, FRANKFURT, HONG KONG, ISTANBUL, KYIV, LONDON, MADRID, MOSCOW, NEW YORK, PARIS, PRAGUE, SHANGHAI, ST. PETERSBURG, WARSAW

Salans LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales with Registration Number OC 316822. Regulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority of England and Wales. A list of the members of Salans LLP and of the non-members who are designated as partners of Salans LLP and/or its affiliated entities is available at its Registered Office: Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4AJ, United Kingdom.

See www.salans.com for further information.

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