Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance Partner to lead ICC’s work on merger control
19 June 2013
Clifford Chance Partner to lead ICC’s work on merger control
Clifford Chance is pleased to announce that Partner Patrick Hubert has been appointed as the new Chair of The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Task Force on Premerger Control Regimes.
The Task Force led by Mr. Hubert will identify countries whose merger control regimes are not compliant with the International Competition Network’s Recommended Practices for Merger Control Notification and Review Procedures and persuade these countries to align their guidelines with the ICN standards.
Mr Hubert said:
“I am honoured to chair the ICC Task Force on Premerger Control Regime. As the voice of international business, there is undoubtedly a role for ICC to play in the harmonization of merger control regimes”.
Oliver Bretz, Managing Partner of Clifford Chance's Global Anti-Trust Law Group added:
"The numerous merger control regimes have become a major issue for businesses around the world. Clifford Chance is happy to participate in the ICC's work aiming at creating better efficiency".
Mr Hubert has been a Partner at Clifford Chance since 2004 and currently heads the Firm's Anti-Trust Law Group in Paris. Before joining Clifford Chance, Mr. Hubert was General Counsel and Chief Investigator at the French Competition Authority, where he gained experience working with a competition regulator. He has also held a number of positions in governmental and public bodies including Legal Advisor of the Paris Public Transport Authority (1987-1991), Deputy Head of Staff (1995-1997) and Head of Staff (2002-2004) of two French ministers of justice, as well as Legal and Legislative Advisor of the President of Senegal (1992-1995).
The ICC Commission on Competition ensures that modern business needs and realities of global markets are taken into account in the formulation and implementation of competition laws and policies. Among other things, the commission contributes business expertise and experience to the work of the ICN (International Competition Network) in areas of competition policy implementation, unilateral conduct, cartels and mergers. In addition, the commission helps formulate the business perspective for international discussions on due process principles in competition law, provides input to proposals on EU competition law reforms in areas such as vertical restraints, horizontal agreements, enforcement by private parties, and leniency, and also communicates international business views on competition policy developments in different regions.
Patrick Hubert est nommé Président du groupe de travail Contrôle des Concentrations de la CCI
Le cabinet d'avocats international Clifford Chance a le plaisir d'annoncer la nomination de Patrick Hubert à la présidence du nouveau groupe de travail de la Chambre de Commerce Internationale (CCI) sur le régime de contrôle des concentrations.
Le groupe de travail dirigé par Patrick Hubert a pour objectif d'identifier les pays dont les régimes de contrôle des concentrations ne sont pas en conformité avec les pratiques recommandées par le Réseau International de la Concurrence (RIC) en matière de Procédures de Notifications et d'Examens. Le groupe de travail veillera aussi à inciter ces pays à se rapprocher des standards du RIC.
Patrick Hubert précise "C'est un honneur de présider le groupe de travail de la CCI sur le régime de contrôle des concentrations. La CCI est le porte parole des entreprises internationales et a vocation, à ce titre, à contribuer à l'harmonisation des régimes de contrôle des concentrations".
Patrick Hubert a rejoint Clifford Chance en 2004 et est associé en charge du groupe «Concurrence et Droit Européen» du bureau de Paris. Il dispose d’une grande expérience en droit de la concurrence français et communautaire, et a développé une forte expertise en matière d’aides d’Etat.
Ancien élève de l’ENA, Patrick Hubert a exercé diverses fonctions au sein de l'Etat français. Il a notamment été Rapporteur Général auprès de l’Autorité française de la concurrence.
