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Trevor Soames
Avenue des Nerviens 9-31
Brussels 1040
Belgium
+32 (0)2 741 10 11
+32 (0)2 741 10 12 (Fax)
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Co-Chair, Antitrust
Trevor Soames is Co-Chair of Howrey's worldwide antitrust practice and managing partner of the Brussels office, where he practices EU and Member State antitrust/competition and regulatory law. Together with his substantial team of experienced lawyers and economists, Trevor specialises in complex cases covering the whole range of antitrust including mergers, monopolisation (dominance) and cartel investigations in Europe and the USA.
Trevor has worked with many of the world’s largest corporations across a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, aviation, beverages, biotechnology, broadcasting, chemicals, consumer products, defense, energy, forest products manufacturing, packaging, telecommunications and shipping.
An experienced advocate, he appears before the agencies and the European/national courts. Regularly published and a frequent conference speaker, Trevor is qualified as both a Barrister and a Solicitor-Advocate and is recognised in all the principal directories as one of the leading EC competition and antitrust lawyers.
"We win. We have an extraordinary bench strength and deliver success to clients through high quality committed work and advocacy. We are focused on what we do best."
Representative Highlights
- EC Complaints against Qualcomm Inc. Successfully represented Qualcomm, the world’s leading developer of wireless communication technology, in the European Commission’s investigation regarding complaints lodged by Nokia, Ericsson, NEC, Panasonic, Texas instruments and Broadcom. In November 2009 the European Commission announced that it decided to close the formal antitrust proceedings marking the first time a major US high tech firm, subject of an Article 102 EC investigation, has succeeded in having the case against it terminated and hence avoided not only the issuance of a Statement of Objections but also a finding of infringement (2005 - 2009).
- Microsoft. Howrey represented Microsoft in the European Commission’s investigation in relation to the alleged tying of Internet Explorer with Microsoft’s Windows Operating System. After successfully defending Microsoft against the Statement of Objections, Microsoft concluded the case with an appropriate settlement in December 2009 bringing the long-standing hostilities that unfortunately marked its relationship with the Commission to an end (2009 to date).
- United Airlines. Advising long-standing client United Airlines in many significant cases over the last decade, including mergers, alliances and cartel investigations. In particular, he heads the team defending United in the Commission’s ongoing air cargo cartel investigation. In addition, he represents United Airlines in relation to the Commission’s investigation into the transatlantic alliance agreement between United Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa on the one hand and Continental Airlines on the other, as a result of which Continental will join STAR (1998 to date).
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Education
- Law Society Final Examination (1989)
- Inns of Court School of Law (1983)
- Cambridge University (M.A. Cantab, 1982)
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