WilmerHale boasts a strong track record in competition disputes, with experience handling matters ranging from cartel investigations to State aid. Practice co-head Anne Vallery is an experienced litigator focusing on the telecoms and digital finance sectors. Fellow co-lead Hans-Georg Kamann is regularly instructed by clients in the media, life sciences and transport industries.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team performs extremely well in the context of complicated files.’
  • ‘WilmerHale is one of the best firms when it comes to helping navigate government entities. The competition practice in Brussels is particularly strong. I feel very reassured by its counsel.’
  • ‘Anne Vallery is an expert when it comes to competition law in the EU.’

Key clients

  • St Jude Medical Coordination Center BV
  • Nabors Industries
  • Ocen Network Express

Work highlights

Represented Eurobat in the European Commission’s cartel investigation into alleged anticompetitive behaviour in the market for automotive starter batteries.
Represented Intel in a complaint to the European Commission against a non-practicing entity for abusing their dominant market position.
Represented Keysight in its high-profile multi-jurisdictional merger investigations related to its proposed acquisition of Spirent Communications plc.
Practice head

Anne Vallery; Hans-Georg Kamann