Winston & Strawn prepare Brussels launch

Chicago law firm Winston & Strawn has announced plans to open a Brussels office by June this year, which will become the firm's sixteenth office globally and fifth in Europe.

Brussels: Winston & Strawn eye move

The new office will be led by antitrust and competition lawyer Peter Crowther. Its focus is on European Union merger control, international and national cartels, state aid, trade/sanctions, free movement and all other aspects of EU competition law, the firm said in a statement. Mr Crowther joined Winston & Strawn’s London office as partner in 2012.
Managing partner Thomas Fitzgerald commented: ‘Brussels not only extends the firm’s footprint in Europe, but the location puts Winston & Strawn at the forefront of European competition law developments and will add to our already strong global antitrust and competition practice,’
 

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