Souzanna Omran is an associate with Herbert Smith Freehills, based in the firm’s Brussels office. She advises clients on EU competition law, including on merger control, cartel investigations, antitrust compliance and abuse of dominance. She has advised international firms in the context of multijurisdictional merger control reviews and filings of major transactions, and she has acted in merger control and cartel investigation proceedings before the European Commission and national competition authorities. Souzanna has significant experience in the chemicals, transport, manufacturing and industrials, and TMT sectors. Souzanna also advises on EU regulatory matters, including in the energy, environment, agriculture, consumer sectors and in relation to the free movement of persons and goods Souzanna is admitted to the Athens Bar and the Brussels Bar (E-list), and speaks fluent Greek, English and French.
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INTRODUCTION On 16 March 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its keenly anticipated judgment in Towercast(Judgment), following a request for a preliminary ruling by the Court of Appeal, Paris (Court of Appeal). The Judgment clarifies that acquisitions by dominant (...)
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Seeking to clarify its policy and encourage leniency applicants to come forward, the European Commission ("Commission") has published new guidance on its approach to leniency and its Leniency Notice. The new guidance comes in the form of Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs"). The FAQs provide (...)
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In March the European Commission (“Commission”) published, for consultation, its draft revised Guidelines on the application of Article 101 TFEU to horizontal cooperation agreements (“draft revised Horizontal Guidelines”). The proposed revisions are important as they update and expand the (...)
