DLA Piper has appointed Sam Szlezinger as a partner in the Competition team, part of the Litigation & Regulatory group. He will join the firm from Dentons where he became a partner in 2001.
Sam has over 20 years of experience as a competition lawyer and has broad experience of advising on EU and UK competition law matters. This includes advising on include mergers and joint ventures, enforcement investigations, distribution arrangements, commercial contracts and intellectual property matters.
Sam has acted for companies in a broad range of sectors including companies in the construction, financial services, pharmaceutical, energy and media and sport industries.
DLA Piper’s Competition team acts on the full range of competition work and is particularly well-known for contentious and global merger control work.
Steve Sly, Co-Global Head of Litigation & Regulatory at DLA Piper, said: “Sam is a highly rated and experienced competition lawyer who will add strength to our experienced and dynamic team. The continued development of our competition and antitrust practice is a strategic priority and the appointment of Sam demonstrates our commitment to achieving this goal.”
Source: news.dlapiper.com
