Mara Ghiorghies

Partner at Baker & McKenzie

Speaker

Mara Ghiorghies is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Antitrust & Competition Practice in London and a co-lead of Baker McKenzie's Global Cartels Task Force. Mara is a competition & antitrust law professional advising global corporates on EU and UK antitrust compliance, investigations, enforcement and merger control/foreign investment reviews. Mara has particular experience in advising large brand manufacturers, financial institutions, industrials and companies active in tech/media and healthcare sectors, on a wide range of antitrust behavioural issues, including horizontal competitor collaboration, pan-European vertical distribution networks, market power issues and abuse of dominance, and merger filing requirements. She passionately represents clients in the management of internal and external investigations, including developing robust compliance programs, responding effectively to dawn raids and requests for information from UK and EU antitrust authorities, conducting in-depth forensic investigations, audits and witness interviews, securing favourable settlements with government agencies and developing defence strategies in competition damages litigation.