Simon Troch
Associate
Brussels
simon.troch@lw.com
+32.2.788.6184
PRACTICES
- Antitrust & Competition
- Litigation & Trial
INDUSTRIES
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
EDUCATION
- LLM, University of Liège, 2015
- Master of Laws, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2014
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- Dutch
- English
- French
PROFILE
Simon Troch is an associate in the Brussels office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice.
Simon’s practice focuses on all aspects of Belgian and EU competition law (abuse of dominance, private damage claims, merger control proceedings, cartel matters, and State aid). Simon also has particular experience representing clients in litigious matters before the EU Courts in Luxembourg.
Simon’s experience covers several industry sectors including pharma, mining, maritime transport, and basic industries.
Prior to joining Latham, Simon worked as antitrust associate at other leading international law firms in Brussels.
EXPERIENCE
Simon’s representative experience includes advising:
- SABIC in obtaining global merger clearances for the creation of a joint venture with Exxon-Mobil for the production of ethylene and ethylene derivatives*
- Komatsu Ltd. in obtaining global merger filings for its US$2.9 billion acquisition of mining equipment company, Joy Global*
- A multinational company in an EC Art. 101 investigation*
- A client on abuse of dominance issues related to standard essential patents*
- A supplier of market intelligence information in relation to an investigation into alleged abuse of dominance, including margin squeeze and refusal to supply*
- An online trading platform with setting out a compliance framework*
- A shipping company re the settlement of various private damages claims*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham