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Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Senior Associate

Brussels

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Biography

Tom is an Associate in the Antitrust and Competition team, based in BCLP’s Brussels office. His practice includes all aspects of UK and EU competition law, with a focus on merger control and foreign investment regulation.

Tom advises clients across a range of sectors on multi-jurisdictional merger control and foreign investment, competition law compliance and regulatory investigations.

Admissions

  • England and Wales

Related Capabilities

Antitrust & Competition Antitrust & Competition

Foreign Direct Investment Foreign Direct Investment

Investigations Investigations

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Regulation, Compliance & Advisory Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Antitrust & Competition

  • Foreign Direct Investment

  • Investigations

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

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