Vladimir Novak

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb

Speaker

Vlad Novak’s practice focuses on competition law/antitrust and EU and global foreign direct investment control.

His experience includes complex merger control proceedings, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, antitrust counseling, and litigation before EU Courts, as well as a wide range of issues under EU law and sports-related matters.

Vlad Novak co-leads Cleary Gottlieb’s EU FDI practice and regularly advises on complex global FDI matters across a wide range of sectors, leading a team of our broader FDI practice and local counsel. He is included in GCR’s inaugural global Foreign Investment Control 40 under 40 list.

His experience covers a range of industries, including steel, metals, energy, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, payment card systems, IT, finance, consumer goods, and sports. Since 2015, he regularly co-authors an annual publication on developments in EU merger remedies.

Vlad is an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, London Court of International Arbitration, and Vienna International Arbitral Centre.

Vlad joined the firm in 2012 and became a partner in 2025. He was resident in the Washington, D.C. office in 2015 and 2016.