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Gavin Robert

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Competition.

Position

Specialist in all areas of competition and antitrust law, including merger control, market investigations, cartels and competition litigation, and state aid. Sectors of particular experience include natural resources (including mining and energy), healthcare, transport and media.

Career

Articled clerk Linklaters 1990-92; secondment European Commission legal service 1992-93; assistant solicitor London 1993-94; Brussels 1994-99; partner London 1999.

Languages

French.

Education

Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1988 BA Hons Law); College of Law, London (1989 Law Society Finals); Université Libre de Bruxelles (1990 Licence Spéciale en droit Européen).

Practice Areas

EU and competition

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