55 COLMORE ROW, BIRMINGHAM, B3 2AS, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 0870 903 1000
- Fax:
- Fax 0870 904 1099
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- 13036 BIRMINGHAM-1
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- www.wragge.com
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Bernardine Adkins
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- Work +44 870 733 0649
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Work Department
Antitrust.
Position
Partner specialising in EU/competition work, with particular emphasis on contentious aspects, notably complaints (both defending and commencing before the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading) and cartels/abuse of dominant position investigations by the European Commission and the Office of Fair Trading.
Career
Pupillage 4 Essex Court; European Law Chambers; Stagiare in DG1V, European Commission; part time, Citizen’s European Advisory Service, EU Commission London 1992-94; assistant solicitor, EC/competition department, Watson Farley & Williams 1989-91; assistant solicitor, EC/competition department, SJ Berwin & Co 1991-94; head of Brussels office, SJ Berwin & Co 1994-96; associate, business law department, Dechert Price & Rhoads, Brussels, 1996-99; partner Wragge & Co 1999; publications of note include; ‘Air Transport and EC Competition Law (Sweet and Maxwell 1994); ‘Joint Ventures in the European Community’ (Butterworths 1997).
Languages
French, German.
Member
European Air Transport Forum; Solicitors European Group; Brussels Bar (Liste E).
Education
Solihull Sixth Form College; Bristol University (1985 LLB Hons); College d’Europe, Bruges (1986 Master EU Law); Council of Legal Education (1987).
Leisure
Art, skiing.
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; EU and competition; Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology
