Linklaters expands its Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice with the appointment of Bruce Kilpatrick in London. The practice is known for its market-leading reputation globally across all aspects of merger-control, competition, foreign investment, competition litigation and cartel work, with this appointment further bolstering its position.

Bruce has 25 years’ experience advising clients on complex merger control, antitrust enforcement and foreign direct investment cases and defending high stakes antitrust damages litigation and director disqualification proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He is recognised as a leading practitioner in the market (The Legal 500 Hall of Fame and Who’s Who Legal Thought Leader) and advises clients across a range of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, technology, transport and the retail/consumer goods markets. Bruce returns to the firm from Addleshaw Goddard where he has led the Competition and Regulatory team for over a decade.

This strategic appointment supports the ambitious growth of Linklaters’ Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice globally as the firm continues to invest in its impressive bench of practitioners.