Mark Powell has been advising clients on competition law issues for nearly thirty years. His practice has a particular focus on the interface between competition law and sector-specific regulatory requirements in such areas as telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, energy, the media and transport.
Clients benefit from his considerable experience handling regulatory clearance for complex mergers and acquisitions, including Zimmer/Biomet, Telia/Telenor (abandoned), Acergy/Subsea7, HBO/Ziggo, and Sanofi-Aventis/Zentiva. His work on Aegean/Olympic II was so persuasive that it resulted in the European Commission clearing it in a Phase II proceeding - the first time that it had cleared such a deal, having previously prohibited it.
In addition, Mark has developed a significant track record representing and advising clients involved in cartel investigations and abuse of dominance proceedings. Executive Partner of the White & Case Brussels office, he has helped clients to make successful appeals to the European Commission regarding matters ranging from infringement decisions to the re-negotiation of fines. Based in Brussels and London, he is able to advise international clients on both European and UK market investigation and merger cases.