Oscar Hayward is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice.

Oscar advises public and private companies in various industries across merger control, competition litigation, and State aid.

His experience covers several industry sectors including technology (both hardware and software) transport (aviation, automotive, maritime), pharmaceutical, private equity, and agribusiness.

Prior to joining Latham, Oscar worked in the London office of a leading US firm.

Oscar's experience includes advising:

  • Viasat in its planned US$7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat, a UK-based operator of mobile telecommunications satellite networks
  • A confidential client in connection with an investigation by the UK Competition Market Authority into music streaming
  • Farfetch on its global strategic partnership with Richemont and Alibaba
  • A global airline on anti-competitive conduct by Global Distribution Systems in the distribution of air services
  • MGM in its US$9 billion acquisition by a multinational technology company
  • NVIDIA Corporation in its planned US$40 billion acquisition of ArmSpirit AeroSystems in its proposed acquisition of Asco*
  • Hyperconnect Co. Ltd. in its acquisition by Match Group*
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in its acquisition of joint control of Viking Cruises*
  • Fiserv in its acquisition of First Data*
  • Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, Inc. in its acquisition of joint control of Tele Columbus*
  • Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, Inc. in its acquisition of VTG AG*
  • Fletcher Building Limited in its sale of Formica*
  • Bayer AG in its acquisition of Monsanto Company*
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd in its acquisition of Allergan plc*
  • Fiat on case T-759/15 - Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe v Commission*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Brussels Bar - E List
  • Certificate of Attestation from Law Society of Ireland
  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, Kaplan Law School, 2015
  • BA (Jurisprudence), Merton College, Oxford, 2014

Languages Spoken

  • English