Silver Circle Firm . Competition Law. Associate 2+PQE. London. . This leading Silver Circle law firm has a wealth of experience in several practice areas, and has built lasting relationships with clients across several sectors, with a particular focus on asset management, financial services, technology and energy & infrastructure. Their clients include publicly listed and private companies, financial institutions and private equity firms, and other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes.. . The firm’s Competition department is highly experienced in merger control, investigations and litigation. Their lawyers are recognised for their expertise in advising on the competition and regulatory implications of mergers and acquisitions, as well as the full range of behavioural UK and EU competition matters (abuse of dominance, cartels and other restrictive agreements, including regularly providing compliance advice).. . The team also boast significant experience of competition litigation before the English courts and also advise on utilities regulation and other EU law matters, such as state aid and public procurement.. . In addition to advising clients on EU and UK competition law, the team regularly co-ordinate the provision of merger control and behavioural competition advice to clients in respect of other key jurisdictions around the world, in conjunction with leading overseas law firms.. . The team are now seeking a Competition Associate from a highly regarded practice in London to join the team. Typical work will include the following:. . Merger control, national security, and foreign investment. * Advising on UK and EU merger control investigations and coordinating international merger control strategies.. * Advising on the UK National Security & Investment Act and coordinating international foreign direct investment strategies.. * Supporting the firm’s Corporate Departments in relation to other competition law, merger control, national security and foreign investment matters arising on their transactions and client work.. Cartel and other investigations. * Advising clients involved directly in UK and EU cartel and other investigations in relation to alleged anticompetitive conduct.. * Coordinating international competition investigation matters.. * Advising clients involved as interested third parties in cartel investigations and a wide range of other competition and market investigations.. Litigation. * Acting for clients in connection with follow-on competition damages litigation before the English courts.. * Advising clients in connection with standalone competition law disputes.. Advisory. * Supporting clients with a wide range of UK and EU competition law advice on specific matters.. * Providing clients with ongoing competition law training in relation to competition law compliance, dawn raids, and emerging trends relevant to their businesses.. Other areas. * Advising clients in connection with public procurement and State Aid / UK subsidy control matters.. * Assisting clients with other aspects of economic regulation, including in the utilities sectors.. . Please apply as directed or confidentially contact Aidan McAvinue at Search Legal for more information. Alternatively, if this role is not for you, I am working a variety of other Competition Law opportunities with ranked teams in the City of London so would be interested to talk to any Competition lawyer.. . . Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.