Evans, Matt

Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• French

Lawyer Overview

Matt Evans advises on a wide range of both transactional and behavioral EU and competition law matters. On transactions, Matt represents clients before the European Commission, Office of Fair Trading (OFT), and Competition Commission to obtain regulatory clearance for mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. On the behavioral side, Matt advises on investigations into anticompetitive agreements and practices, including cartels and supply arrangements, abuses of dominant positions, State aid, and EU free movement issues. Matt works with clients in a range of sectors, including music, betting and gaming, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), environmental, agriculture, and financial services.

Matt's recent experience includes acting for MPS Group to obtain EU merger clearance for its acquisition by Adecco and obtaining U.K. merger clearances for a market leading manufacturer.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Matt's transactional experience included securing EU and U.K. merger clearances for companies including Associated British Foods, Diageo, and Universal Music. Matt represented clients on cartel and other behavioral matters before the European Commission, OFT, and Competition Commission in the grocery, financial services, music, sports, energy, and transport sectors.

Matt has authored or coauthored numerous articles. He is a member of the American Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Competition Law

Representative Cases

• France Telecom (Orange) acquires Unanimis Holdings
• MPS Group acquired by Adecco for $1.3 billion , (2009)
• Procter & Gamble acquires Ambi Pur, the air care business of Sara Lee, for $470 million , (2009)
• SunPower acquires SunRay Renewable Energy for $277 million , (2010)

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, International Antitrust, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition

Bar Admissions

• Law Society of England and Wales

Education

• College Law - Chester
• Oxford University - England

Published Works

• Antitrust Alert: UK Courts to Decide if Employees Must Pay Price Fixing Penalties Imposed on Corporation, 2010
• The European Union in 2010: What does a new Treaty and a new Commission mean for UK PLC?, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: UK clarifies timing rules for follow-on private antitrust actions for damages against cartel participants, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: European Commission Fine Highlights Risk of "Facilitating" Cartel Participation, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: UK Office of Fair Trading ramps company directors’ responsibility for competition law compliance, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: UK Office of Fair Trading referral of Sports Direct acquisitions to Competition Commission highlights strict enforcement policy, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Restoration of competition in the banking sector becomes an EU priority, 2009
• The Reaction of the Competition Authorities to the Global Financial Crisis, The Bulletin, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: UK decision in BASF vitamins cartel litigation clarifies time limits for follow-on damages claims, 2009

Address

21 Tudor Street
London EC4Y , United Kingdom

Phones

44.20.7039.5180 (Business Phone)

Faxes

44.20.7039.5999 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

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