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US: Linklaters brings in new global antitrust partner

By  |  January 29, 2015

Linklaters today announced that senior antitrust lawyer, Douglas Tween, has been elected as a partner in its global Competition/Antitrust practice. He will be based in New York and Washington, DC.

Tween joins Linklaters from Baker & McKenzie where he most recently held the position ofChair of the firm’s White Collar Practice Group as well as headed the firm’s New York Litigation Department. Previously, he was a trial lawyer for the Department of Justice.

Jonas Koponen, head of Linklaters’ global Competition/Antitrust practice, said:

“Doug is a high-quality, experienced cartel lawyer who will strengthen our U.S. practice and further differentiate our global Competition/Antitrust practice as one of the few that can genuinely provide top-level cartel advice in all major jurisdictions. His experience in FCPA and other white collar investigations will prove invaluable to our clients. I look forward to what we will accomplish for our clients with Doug as part of the team.”

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