Linklaters expands its Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice with the appointment of Bruce Kilpatrick in London. The practice is known for its market-leading reputation globally across all aspects of merger-control, competition, foreign investment, competition litigation and cartel work, with this appointment further bolstering its position. Bruce returns to the firm from Addleshaw Goddard where he has led the Competition and Regulatory team for over a decade.
Bruce has 25 years’ experience advising clients on complex merger control, antitrust enforcement and foreign direct investment cases and defending high stakes antitrust damages litigation and director disqualification proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He is recognised as a leading practitioner in the market (The Legal 500 Hall of Fame and Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader) and advises clients across a range of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, technology, transport and the retail/consumer goods markets.
This strategic appointment supports the ambitious growth of Linklaters’ Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice globally as the firm continues to invest in its impressive bench of practitioners.
Nicole Kar, Global Head of Linklaters Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice:
“We are hugely excited by Bruce’s return to the practice. The level of experience he brings over his 25 years of practice complements our offering and will continue to position us as the number one choice for clients in this field.
“Big-ticket and complex M&A is where our practice truly excels – as the antitrust & foreign investment landscape becomes increasing complex to navigate with regulators expanding their powers and becoming more interventionist. It is therefore imperative to have the best minds solving these complex challenges and I am incredibly proud of the strength of the firm’s practice.”
Linklaters Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice continues to be ranked globally as ‘Band 1’ in Chambers 2023 and Elite in Global Competition Review for its merger control, litigation, and cartel work.
