Paul Johnson
Biography
Paul Johnson is a partner in Baker McKenzie's European Competition & Regulatory Affairs Practice in Brussels. He is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and is a member of the Brussels Bar A list. Paul has been practicing in Brussels and the UK for almost 20 years. Paul regularly represents clients on competition matters before the European Commission and UK CMA and has provided competition law advice in relation to over 100 jurisdictions around the world.
Paul is recognized by Legal 500 UK – EU and Competition ‘as an excellent attorney in terms of knowledge of the law, practical advice and responsiveness’. and Legal 500 – Belgium Competition EU and Global as ‘a very knowledgeable, reactive and smart lawyer.’
Paul was named by Rising Stars Awards Europe 2020 as one of 10 rising stars in competition and antitrust in Europe, and he is listed as a future leader in competition law by Who's Who legal. He is the author of award-winning articles on EU, UK and global competition law.
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
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Advised a technology company in opposing Microsoft’s USD 69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and was involved in the first ever ‘Phase III’ at the UK CMA.
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Advised a technology company in opposing the proposed USD 40 billion acquisition of Arm by Nvidia, which was abandoned.
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Advised Hitachi in relation to its approximately USD 11 billion acquisition of ABB's power grid business.
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Advised Nielsen Holdings on its approximately USD 10 billion sale to a Buyers Consortia.
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Advised Abbott Laboratories on its USD 5.8 billion acquisition of Alere, Inc. and successfully negotiated an upfront remedy with the European Commission to obtain extended phase I clearance.
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Advised Galapagos NV on its approximately USD 5.1 collaboration with Gilead Sciences Inc.
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Advised Bayer AG on its acquisition of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. for approximately USD 4 billion.
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Advised a medical device manufacturer on its sale to a medical device manufacturer for approximately USD 3.0 billion
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Advised Jin Jiang on its acquisition of Radisson for approximately USD 2 billion.
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Advised Lonza acquisition of Capsugel for approximately USD 5.5 billion.
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2006)
- Brussels (E-List)~Belgium (2007)
- Brussels (A-List)~Belgium (2018)
Education
- University of Edinburgh (LLB) (2001)
- King's College London (Postgraduate Diploma in Competition Law) (2007)
- King's College London (Postgraduate Diploma in Economics & Competition Law) (2008)
Languages
- English