Mara Ioana Ghiorghies

Advising a manufacturer of musical instruments on a series of parallel national antitrust investigations into resale price maintenance.

Advising a global financial institution on a series of significant multijurisdictional investigations into breaches of competition law, financial services regulation, and compliance policies.

Representing the Brands for Europe, a coalition of global brand owners in connection with the European Commission’s review of the EU Vertical Restraints Block Exemption & Guidelines.

Advising a number of Japanese conglomerates on EU and UK merger filings processes and securing full approvals.

Represented a large media company in the European Commission dawn raid and investigation in respect of sports media rights

Advising a multinational pharmaceutical company on an internal investigation covering possible breaches of antitrust, regulatory and anti-bribery and corruption laws.

Advising a Japanese conglomerate on the European Commission's investigation into a global cartel, including in respect of reporting strategies, fining policies, settlement, relevant defence matters and potential civil litigation exposure.

Advising a leading manufacturer of electronic products in a contested EU investigation, leading to a successful acquittal.

Advising a number of large consumer goods companies (including IT, cosmetics, electronics) on distribution agreements, including on risks arising in respect of resale price maintenance, territorial restrictions and online sales.

Advising private equity companies on EU and UK merger control and liaising with the EU and UK authorities on merger notifications.