Nicola Chesaites
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Up and Coming : Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
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Nicola Chesaites is a barrister (England & Wales) and advocaat (Belgium), and former référendaire at the EU General Court, with significant experience in challenging and defending EU institutions in EU law matters, having represented clients in EU banking, trade, sanctions, customs, pharmaceutical, transport and competition law disputes. She has appeared before the EU General Court and Court of Justice in Luxembourg in over 25 cases, and represented the EU in many disputes. Nicola recently led the legal team representing a group of bond holders (PIMCO, Anchorage Capital, Algebris, Mediobanca and Cairn Capital) in the high-profile claims challenging the Single Resolution Board and the European Commission’s decision to resolve and sell Banco Popular to Santander, and appeared before the EU General Court on behalf of the bond holders.
Nicola also has extensive experience of competition damages litigation before UK courts, having represented claimants and defendants before the English High Court and UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, including collective actions, in follow-on damages claims under the UK’s new competition class-action regime.
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College of Europe, Bruges, LLM, 2004, University of Westminster, LLB, 2000, Université Paris X - Nanterre, Licence en Droit, 1999
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