Simon Holmes
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Work Department
EU and competition.
Position
Head of the EU and competition London department; although based primarily in London, has spent several extensive periods in Brussels and continues to work there on a regular basis; has close contacts with the European Commission, OFT, DTI and Competition Commission; for over 25 years, Simon has had a broad diet of competition law, state aid and international trade and customs work; regularly advises on mergers under UK and EU law, acting for either one of the merging parties or third parties, such as complaints or investors; has advised on a high proportion of the largest deals to which the recent M&A boom has given rise; competition law work also involves advising clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious issues such as compliance cartels, pricing, discounts, parallel trade, refusals to supply, state aid and the application of competition law to a wide range of commercial agreements – both on and offline; trade work covers a wide range from dumping through to customs issues and other forms of trade protectionism. Head of EU and competition department, London, May 2008 to date.
Career
Trained Clifford Chance; qualified 1983; partner 1991; lecturer in EU law at the London School of Economics 1983-86. Has written a number of articles on competition, state aid and international trade, and has spoken on these areas in London, Brussels, Washington, Tokyo, France, Italy and Brazil.
Languages
French.
Education
Won scholarships at both Cambridge and Brussels; Cambridge University (First Class Hons Economics and Law); Brussels University (License spéciale en droit Européen – grande distinction).
Leisure
Cycling, walking, cinema.
Practice Areas
EU and competition
