Nootan Vegad is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice.

Nootan advises clients on a range of antitrust and competition matters, including high-profile merger control cases, general antitrust advisory work, and competition law compliance.

Prior to qualification, she trained in the firm's London and Hong Kong offices.

Nootan's recent experience includes advising:

  • Meta in its acquisition of GIPHY and related UK litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal
  • Farfetch in the expansion of its luxury new retail partnership, alongside Alabbar, with an agreement for Farfetch to acquire a 47.5% stake in YOOX Net-a-Porter (YNAP) and for Richemont and YNAP to each adopt Farfetch Platform Solutions
  • Microsoft in its US$19.7 billion acquisition of Nuance Communications
  • A variety of clients on competition law compliance, including development of compliance policies, procedures, and training
  • An entertainment company on a joint venture project
  • Various private equity companies on their portfolio of acquisitions and global merger filings 

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law, King's College London, 2021
  • L.P.C., BPP Law School, 2018
  • LL.B., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2017