Jacques-Philippe Gunther

Practice Areas

Jacques-Philippe Gunther is a partner in Latham & Watkins' Paris office and Vice Chair of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition practice. He advises leading French and international companies on a variety of complex, cross-border merger control, contentious antitrust matters, and state aid.

Practice Areas:

■ Abuse of Dominance

■ State Aid

■ Cartel Defense

■ Merger control

■ Anticompetitive Practices

Career

With more than 30 years of professional experience, including 5 years in Brussels, Jacques-Philippe Gunther represents his clients before French and European institutions, with a particular focus on damages claims.

He also has deep expertise in complex Phase I and Phase II European and national merger filings and state aid.

Jacques-Philippe Gunther has particular experience in the telecom, transport (maritime, aviation), energy, chemicals, media, defense, sports, and financial services sectors.