Frances Dethmers

Special Adviser - EU Antitrust at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

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Special Adviser – EU Antitrust, based in Brussels. Advises on complex merger control procedures, cartel investigations, IP issues, licensing and other matters.

Frances’s practice focuses on international, EU and Dutch competition law. She has extensive experience advising clients from a wide range of industries – in particular, pharmaceuticals, health and life sciences, consumer and industrial products, chemicals and packaging – on highly complex merger control procedures, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance investigations, intellectual property issues, and licensing and distribution agreements.

Frances is a qualified lawyer and an economist. Her background as an economist gives her unique insight into the economic concepts and analytical tools at the heart of competition law. Prior to working in private practice, Frances held positions with the Dutch Competition Authority and the European Commission. She is a co-author of The Economic Assessment of Mergers under European Competition Law and has written numerous articles on antitrust developments.