Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announced today that David Tayar is to join the firm’s global Antitrust practice as a partner in the Paris office.
Tayar has extensive experience in Antitrust, particularly in handling first and second stage complex merger control investigations for both European and French Antitrust agencies and in coordinating multijurisdictional filings. He regularly advises large corporates in restrictive arrangements and monopolisation cases before European and French competition authorities and courts, as well as in administrative proceedings in relation to State aid investigations, representing both aid recipients and complainants.
Thomas Vinje, partner, Head of Clifford Chance’s Global Antitrust Practice Group commented: “David has an outstanding reputation on the market. His recruitment is an excellent move to support our Antitrust team in Paris and to respond to our clients’ needs and expectations.”
Yves Wehrli, Managing Partner of Clifford Chance’s Paris office and Regional Managing Partner for Continental Europe added: “We are delighted to welcome David, who has an excellent reputation in the market and is widely recognised by peers and clients, to reinforce our Antitrust team in Paris, as well as supporting the Firm’s vision and objectives globally.”
David Tayar said: “I am very excited to be joining Clifford Chance’s Antitrust team in Paris and to working closely with Michel Petite and Katrin Schallenberg, both highly respected and recognised lawyers. The combination of our complementary expertise in the French, European and international markets and Clifford Chance’s leading global platform will deliver significant benefits and opportunities to our clients and to the Firm.”
Source: www.cliffordchance.com
