Amory, Bernard E.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English
• French

Lawyer Overview

Bernard Amory practices competition law representing clients before the European Commission, national courts, and competition authorities in Europe and the European Courts in Luxembourg. He also oversees Jones Day's Antitrust & Competition Practice in Europe.

Bernard's recent or ongoing representations relating to Article 81 (restrictive practices) include: the air cargo case for American Airlines, the vitamins case for Aventis, the marine hoses case for Parker Hannifin, the paper and forestry products and industrial bags cases for UPM, the bananas case for Dole, the credit card investigation for MasterCard, the O2/T-Mobile infrastructure sharing and national roaming case on behalf of O2, and the Apple iTunes pricing investigation.

Some of the leading merger cases in which Bernard has represented the notifying party include: BT/MCI and BT/AT&T, Total/Petrofina, and Procter & Gamble/Gillette. He also acts for intervening parties and complainants in merger cases, such as for Apple in Sony/BMG, Tele Denmark in Telia/Telenor, and AT&T in MCI/WorldCom/Sprint.

He also has significant experience in Article 82 (abuses), including the roaming case on behalf of Telefonica-O2 and Microsoft on behalf of a third party and Dell in the Intel rebates case. His experience on state aid and state measures include the representation of BUPA in the risk equalization scheme in Ireland and work for Bouygues.

Bernard served as council member of the International Bar Association (SBL) and is on the advisory board of the European Competition Journal.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Government Regulation
• Antitrust Mergers & Joint Ventures
• Antitrust Criminal Investigations
• Antitrust & Intellectual Property
• Antitrust / State Aid
• Antitrust Civil Investigations & Litigation
• Antitrust in Europe
• Automotive
• Nordic Practice
• Telecommunications

Representative Cases

• Abbott Labs acquires Advanced Medical Optics for $2.8 billion , (2009)
• Altimo and Telenor sign a $23.8 billion deal to create one of the largest emerging markets mobile operators , (2009)
• American Airlines defends EC air cargo investigation , (2009)
• American Airlines secures alliance with Japan Airlines and wins preliminary antitrust approval for joint venture with British Airways and Iberia , (2009)
• Apple reviews regulatory issues in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for iPhone launch , (2009)
• Apple successfully defends against abuse of dominant position claims in France related to refusal to license DRM , (2010)
• Apple successfully defends against Ombudsman challenges in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to iTunes terms and conditions , (2009)
• Apple successfully defends against UK and European Commission antitrust investigations of iTunes pricing , (2010)
• Aventis resolves numerous federal and state cases around the U.S. involving antitrust issues in the vitamins industry , (2009)
• Aventis S.A. sells animal nutrition business to CVC Capital Partners , (2009)
• BASE pursues litigation to annul license agreement for cell phone coverage in Brussels Region tunnels , (2009)
• Bouygues Telecom initiates EC state aid proceeding , (2009)
• Bridgestone obtains European competition law approval for Nokian Tyres transaction , (2009)
• Bridgestone sells 100% of the shares of Bridgestone’s Italian and Chinese steel cord manufacturing subsidiaries to Belgian-based NV Bekaert SA , (2010)
• British Telecom defends directory inquiry antitrust litigation , (2009)
• British Telecom obtains EC antitrust clearance for $175 million acquisition of extranet service provider Radianz , (2009)
• BT obtains EU regulatory approvals for Concert, Esat Telecom, and VIAG Interkom transactions , (2009)
• BT opposes MCI Worldcom/Sprint and Mannesmann/Vodafone mergers , (2009)
• BUPA appeals EC state aid decision to Court of First Instance , (2009)
• China Electronics and its wholly owned subsidiary CEIEC (H.K.) involved in $1.15 billion consortium takeover bid with Mitsui & Co. for TPV Technology , (2010)
• European pharmaceutical manufacturer receives antitrust amnesty in U.S. and European investigations of vitamin producers' conduct , (2009)
• European pharmaceutical manufacturer resolves EC and DOJ investigations of methylglucamine producers , (2009)
• European pharmaceutical producer receives full immunity in European Commission methionine investigation , (2009)
• GE obtains European antitrust clearance to acquire French real estate company Sophia , (2009)
• Koch Industries receives worldwide competition law clearance for its acquisition of DuPont's INVISTA , (2009)
• MasterCard defends European Commission antitrust investigation into interchange fees for credit and debit card transactions , (2010)
• MasterCard defends U.K. antitrust investigation into interchange fees for credit card transactions , (2009)
• mmO2 obtains EC approval for T-Mobile infrastructure sharing and roaming agreement , (2009)
• Paper and forestry products manufacturer defends cartel investigations , (2009)
• Parker Hannifin responds to EC antitrust investigation of marine hose manufacturers , (2009)
• Procter & Gamble secures regulatory approvals worldwide for Gillette acquisition , (2009)
• Procter & Gamble acquired Ambi Pur, the air care business of Sara Lee, for $470 million , (2009)
• Procter & Gamble sells European tissue and towel business , (2009)
• Renault obtains EC competition law approval to acquire interest in Nissan , (2009)
• SES acquires satellite operator New Skies Satellites Holdings , (2009)
• SES obtains regulatory clearance to acquire GE Americom , (2009)
• SES receives antitrust clearance for increased stake in Nordic Satellite , (2009)
• Sonera defends against complaint alleging abuse of collective dominant position , (2009)
• Starmap Alliance proposes seamless international mobile telecom services , (2009)
• Tele Danmark considers investment in Belgacom , (2009)
• Tele Danmark lodges opposition to proposed Telia/Telenor merger , (2009)
• Total acquires Elf Aquitaine for $55 billion , (2009)
• Toyota forms joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroën , (2009)
• TRW acquisition of LucasVarity cleared by antitrust authorities , (2009)
• UPM-Kymmene appeals to European Court of First Instance in industrial bag case , (2009)
• Worldwide chemical manufacturer resolves EC investigation , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business & Trade, Business Organizations, Complex Litigation, Copyrights, Deceptive Trade Practices, Food & Drug Administration, Government Agencies & Programs, Housing & Urban Development, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, International Intellectual Property, International Law, International Transactions, Law Enforcement Agencies, Litigation & Appeals, Medicare & Medicaid, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Patents, RICO Act, RICO Act, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, State & Local Agencies, Trade Regulation, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, Veterans' Affairs, Welfare

Bar Admissions

• Belgium

Education

• College St Vincent Soignies
• U Catholique-Louvain - Belgium
• U of Exeter

Published Works

• Jones Day and ECTA Publish Seventh European Regulatory Scorecard for 2009, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: New EU Commissioner Designated for Competition Policy, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: European Commission launches consultation on draft revised rules and guidance on vertical restraints, 2009
• European Ombudsman's first decision on access to file in antitrust investigation, European Competition Law Review, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: European Commission Promoting Class Action in European Union, 2009
• Jones Day and ECTA Publish European Regulatory Scorecard for 2008, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: European Commission Issues Long Awaited Guidance on Abuse of Dominant Position, 2008
• Antitrust Alert: U.S. and EU Antitrust Authorities Impose Extraordinary Fines in Two New Enforcement Actions, 2008
• Antitrust Alert: EU Adopts New Regulation For European Community Air Transportation, 2008
• Antitrust Alert: EC Merger Control: Remedies Remedied, and Yet Another Public Consultation, 2008
• Comments on the CFI's Recent Ruling in Deutsche Telekom v. European Commission, Global Competition Policy, 2008
• Jones Day and ECTA Publish European Regulatory Scorecard for 2007, 2008
• Jones Day and ECTA Publish European Regulatory Scorecard for 2006, 2006
• Jones Day and ECTA Publish European Regulatory Scorecard for 2005, 2005
• Jones Day and ECTA Publish Second European Regulatory Scorecard, 2004
• Jones Day Publishes First European Regulatory Telecommunications Scorecard, 2002
• Recent Developments in International Cartel Enforcement:The EU's New Leniency Notice, 2002

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