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Philipp Girardet

Philipp Girardet

Europe 2026

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Practice Areas

Philipp Girardet, Chair of the European Competition Practice Group, advises on a broad range of EU and UK competition law issues, including complex merger and cartel matters. Philipp also has an active competition compliance and competition litigation practice across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including e-commerce, financial services, consumer goods, pharma, telecoms and transport. He also has an active competition compliance and competition litigation practice, across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including e-commerce, financial services, consumer goods, pharma, telecoms and transport. He also advises on UK criminal cartel offence matters. He was the Deputy Director of the Cartel Investigations division at the UK Competition Authority (then the Office of Fair Trading) and the Co-Chair of the Leniency Working Group of the European Competition Network (ECN) from 2005 to 2007.

Personal

The College of Law, J.D., 1998

Oxford University, PPE, 1994

See: https://www.willkie.com/professionals/g/girardet-philipp

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Competition Law - UK

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Philipp Girardet joined Clifford Chance in December 2024. He assists clients with merger clearance mandates, including representing third parties in merger reviews.

Strengths

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  • Philipp Girardet is a very knowledgeable yet practical competition lawyer who provides legal advice tailored to each business’s needs.

    Competition LawChambers European Guide
  • Philipp Girardet provides actionable, risk-based advice that clients can use rather than just citing the theory or law. He's extremely responsive and efficient.

    Competition LawChambers European Guide
  • Philipp Girardet combines first-rate legal skills with an equally excellent commercial understanding of business needs, which is key in order to deliver comprehensive advice.

    Competition LawChambers European Guide

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