Willkie Expands European Antitrust & Competition Group

Willkie Farr & Gallagher announced that prominent antitrust lawyer Dr. Jens-Olrik Murach will join Willkie’s Antitrust & Competition Group as a partner. Mr. Murach will be based in Willkie’s Brussels and Frankfurt offices. He was previously a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Mr. Murach has over 20 years of experience practicing antitrust law in Brussels and Germany. His practice covers a full range of EU and German antitrust issues, including merger control, restrictive practices, market dominance, cartel investigations, distribution systems, sectoral investigations, compliance, and antitrust litigation.

“Jens-Olrik is highly regarded as a leading antitrust lawyer in Europe, known for his pragmatic, commercial approach and deep client relationships,” said Philipp Girardet, Head of Willkie’s European Antitrust & Competition Group. “His extensive experience, in particular in merger control and cartel defense matters as well as in relation to antitrust litigation in front of EU and German Courts, will strengthen both our EU and German antitrust and competition capabilities. We are very pleased to welcome him to the firm.”

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