
Mara Ioana Ghiorghies
Biography
Mara Ghiorghies is a Senior Associate member of the Baker McKenzie Global Compliance and Investigations team, with a particular focus on antitrust/competition law and international trade. Mara advises clients across a number of sectors on global regulatory reviews of cross-border conduct and transactions, building defence strategies and securing commercial settlements. Mara has also spent time working in Baker McKenzie's Brussels and Tokyo offices.
Mara was nominated as a Rising Star in the Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2018.
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
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Advising a manufacturer of musical instruments on a series of parallel national antitrust investigations into resale price maintenance.
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Advising a global financial institution on a series of significant multijurisdictional investigations into breaches of competition law, financial services regulation, and compliance policies.
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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.
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Advising a number of Japanese conglomerates on EU and UK merger filings processes and securing full approvals.
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Represented a large media company in the European Commission dawn raid and investigation in respect of sports media rights
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Advising a multinational pharmaceutical company on an internal investigation covering possible breaches of antitrust, regulatory and anti-bribery and corruption laws.
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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.
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Advising a leading manufacturer of electronic products in a contested EU investigation, leading to a successful acquittal.
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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.
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Advising private equity companies on EU and UK merger control and liaising with the EU and UK authorities on merger notifications.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Steering Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce Young Competition Network - Member
- Law Society of England & Wales
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2014)
Education
- King's College London (Master of Arts EU Competition Law) (2016)
- College of Law at Moorgate (2011)
- King's College London (Bachelor of Laws European Legal Studies) (2010)
Languages
- English
- French
- Romanian