Jacques-Philippe Gunther
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Band 1 : Competition/European Law
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About
Provided by 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.
Chambers Review
Europe
Jacques-Philippe Gunther is highly regarded for advising clients on both national and European merger clearance requests. He also stands out for his work on the behavioural side, defending clients in abuse of dominance investigations and cartels, as well as acting for them on the revision of previous FCA commitments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jacques-Philippe Gunther is excellent. He found the right angle and knows the case from A to Z."
"I appreciate the innovation of his reasoning and his unending desire to see the case through."
"If we talk about the godfather of the market, Jacques-Philippe Gunther is definitely the right person."
"Jacques-Philippe Gunther is one of the best in France."
"Jacques-Philippe Gunther is excellent. He found the right angle and knows the case from A to Z."
"I appreciate the innovation of his reasoning and his unending desire to see the case through."
"If we talk about the godfather of the market, Jacques-Philippe Gunther is definitely the right person."
"Jacques-Philippe Gunther is one of the best in France."
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