Damiel Geradin, Brussels-based co-head of EU litigation at Covington, is setting up his own competition practice, Edge: Legal Thinking. He describes the new firm as an 'EU competition law-specialized boutique law firm aiming to deliver independent legal advice of the highest quality to corporations, law firms and institutions'.
Kuwait
Meanwhile, Kuwait-based Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout has left DLA to create Meysan Partners with collaborator Bader El-Jeann, formerly GC at The Carlyle Group. The firm has five lawyers and aims to have another 15 within the year, developing into a network covering the Gulf by 2020. Sources: Meysan and Legal Business
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