UK: Willkie promotes competition partner

Willkie announced that antitrust and competition lawyer Rahul Saha based in the firm’s London office, has been promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2020.

Congratulating the new partners, Willkie’s London managing partner Peter Burrell said, “I am delighted to welcome Kirsty and Rahul to the partnership. Their appointments reflect our growth ambitions in London and will further enhance our market-leading corporate insurance and antitrust and competition practices. Both Kirsty and Rahul are extremely talented and their promotions are testament to their skills as lawyers, their contribution to the firm and their individual abilities to deliver outstanding results for clients. I wish them every success in the next stage of their careers.”

Rahul Saha is based in Willkie’s London office and advises on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, including EU and UK merger control, cartels, competition litigation, and UK market investigations. He frequently represents clients before the European Commission and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, as well as a range of UK sector regulators. Rahul advises clients across a wide range of sectors, including retail/consumer goods, e-commerce, finance, payments, pharma, telecoms, and energy. He also has experience advising on EU and UK sector-specific regulation, in particular in relation to energy and telecom matters.

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