Jacques-Philippe Gunther is a partner in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins and former Vice Chair of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice. He advises leading French and international companies on a variety of complex, cross-border merger control, contentious antitrust matters, and state aid. Jacques-Philippe advises clients before the European and French competition authorities on a broad range of anticompetitive practices and before French courts, with a particular focus on damages claims. He also has deep experience in complex Phase I and Phase II European and national merger filings and state aid.
Jacques-Philippe has particular experience in the telecom, transport, energy, chemicals, media, defense, sports, and financial services sectors.
Jacques-Philippe is a member of the Antitrust Commission of the "Club des Juristes," one of the most sophisticated think tanks including in-house and outside lawyers, and is also a member of the Antitrust Commission of the MEDEF. He is a former president of the FNUJA (Fédération des Unions de Jeunes Avocats – Federation of the Union of Young Lawyers) and a former member of the bureau of the French National Bar Council (CNB).
Jacques Philippe Gunther and Pierre-Louis Cléro are joined by Mathilde Saltiel, named as a Rising Star.
Latham earned a top three ranking in every antitrust category, including merger control, cartel, non-cartel, and private litigation.
Mike Egge voted as Dealmaker of the Year for groundbreaking work and his dynamic leadership within Latham and the antitrust bar broadly.