Thought Leaders Global Elite – Competition – Under 45
Who’s Who Legal 2024
"She is very knowledgeable, pragmatic and excellent at project management."
Who's Who Legal 2023
Rising Star – Competition and Antitrust
IFLR1000 Expert Guides 2022
Most Highly Regarded Non-Partners in Europe – Antitrust
Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders 2022
"Anthemis Economou ranks highly among peers thanks to 'her exceptional knowledge of EU competition law.'"
Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders 2022
"Rising Star in the market."
Who’s Who Legal 2021
"Incredibly collegiate and a delight to work with."
Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders 2021
"Understanding the wants and needs of the client without the client even having to communicate them."
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Profile
Anthemis Economou advises clients on all aspects of EU competition law, with a particular focus on complex mergers and acquisitions and antitrust procedures.
Anthemis combines sophisticated economic analysis and her international perspective to represent multinational companies and private equity funds before the European Commission and other competition authorities globally in:
Merger control clearances
Antitrust investigations
Behavioral advice matters
She guides clients across industries on merger and antitrust investigations around the globe, leveraging the firm’s robust platform and spearheading efforts with local counsel and economic advisors to efficiently navigate multiple regulatory filing processes for complex deals, including the new EU Regulation on Foreign Subsidies (FSR).
Anthemis is the local leader of the Parent Lawyers Group and previously served as a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and as local leader of the Women’s Lawyers Group.
Before joining Latham, Anthemis practiced at another international law firm in Brussels and trained at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition. Her experience also includes advising on Greek competition, regulatory, and corporate law.
Experience
Anthemis’ recent experience includes advising:
Luxury fashion platform Farfetch on expanding its luxury new retail partnership with an agreement to acquire a 47.5% stake in YOOX Net-a-Porter (YNAP)
Tenneco, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of automotive ride control and emission control products and systems, on its US$7 billion acquisition by Apollo Global Management
MGM on its US$9 billion acquisition by Amazon
Aon on its:
Planned US$30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson
Contemplated US$3.57 billion sale of WTW assets to Gallagher
Hyundai Motor Group on its US$4 billion joint venture with Aptiv for an autonomous driving platform
Novelis, a leading manufacturer of automotive aluminum sheet, on its US$2.8 billion acquisition of rival Aleris
Linde on its US$46 billion merger with Praxair*
SAB Miller on its €92 billion acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev*
Intel on its €16 billion acquisition of Altera*
Leading firms in the technology, pharmaceutical, and fast-moving consumer goods sectors on behavioral aspects of their business activities
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Brussels Bar - E List
Greece (Dikigoros)
Education
Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King's College London, 2017
LLM in Competition and Corporate Law, London School of Economics, 2014
In the leading competition publication’s annual review of the strongest antitrust practices around the globe, the firm dominated in every category, ranking second across all specialties.
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