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Sébastien Evrard

Sébastien
Evrard

Partner

CONTACT INFO

sevrard@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+852 2214 3798

FAX:+852 2214 3710

Hong Kong

32/F Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong

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PRACTICE

Antitrust and Competition Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Transnational Litigation

BIOGRAPHY

Sébastien Evrard is the Partner in Charge of the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  He is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. Based in Asia since 2010, Sébastien handles complex antitrust matters in Asia and the European Union—including merger control, non-merger investigations, and litigation—for clients within a wide range of industries such as aviation/shipping, banking, energy/mining, media/entertainment, software/hardware, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and fast moving consumer goods. His practice also focuses on the antitrust aspects of intellectual property rights, and the interplay between data privacy and antitrust. He has represented clients before multiple regulators in Asia and Europe, and has litigated cases in multiple jurisdictions.

Sébastien is regularly recognized as an expert in his field by publications such as Chambers Greater China, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Who’s Who Legal and IFLR1000.  A client noted in Legal 500 Asia Pacific that, “Sébastien Evrard is an excellent antitrust lawyer, among the very best in this field. He picks up on issues quickly, is extremely responsive and a pleasure to work with.” Another client noted in Chambers Greater China that “he has the ideal combination of a formidable legal mind together with commercial and strategic acumen.”

His recent experience includes advising:

  • Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood
  • Kimberly Clark’s acquisition of Softex
  • Uber’s sale of its South East Asia business to Grab
  • A leading technology company in abuse of dominance investigations and litigation in China
  • Various car manufacturers in relation to cartel investigations in multiple Asian jurisdictions
  • A manufacturer of fast moving consumer goods in a cartel investigation in Taiwan
  • Hong Kong Telecommunications in a declaratory action before the Hong Kong Court of Appeal

Sébastien gained his LL.M. from Columbia University (James Kent Scholar (highest honor) and Walther Gelhorn Prize (valedictorian) in 2003, and his Licentiaat in de Rechten from the Catholic University Leuven in 1995. He is admitted to practice in Brussels and Hong Kong.

Sébastien is a co-author of Anti-Monopoly Law and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2011), the leading English treatise on competition law in China, and Competition Law in China: Laws, Regulations, and Cases (Oxford University Press, 2014). He also has published multiple articles related to competition, intellectual property, and information technology law. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences. He speaks English, French and Dutch.

EDUCATION

Columbia University - 2003 Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Catholic University of Leuven - 1995 Law Degree

ADMISSIONS

Belgium - Barreau de Bruxelles

Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - March 1, 2023 | Antitrust in China – 2022 Year in Review
Firm News - January 13, 2023 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2023 Chambers Greater China Region Guide
Firm News - September 7, 2022 | Five Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Who’s Who Legal 2022 Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR
Firm News - August 2, 2022 | Who’s Who Legal Competition 2022 Recognizes 14 Gibson Dunn Partners
Article - July 25, 2022 | Hong Kong’s competition ordinance: successes and challenges six years on
Client Alert - June 29, 2022 | China Amends Its Anti-Monopoly Law
Article - March 31, 2022 | Abuses of Dominance Involving Personal Information in China
Article - March 29, 2022 | The Intersection of Competition Law and Data Privacy in APAC
Client Alert - February 11, 2022 | Antitrust in China – 2021 Year in Review
Firm News - January 13, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022
Firm News - January 12, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2022 Chambers Greater China Region Guide
Client Alert - October 27, 2021 | China Publishes Draft Amendment to the Anti-Monopoly Law
Firm News - July 28, 2021 | Who’s Who Legal 2021 Recognizes Gibson Dunn Partners in Competition, Hospitality and Product Liability Defense
Client Alert - June 7, 2021 | Licensing Regime for Virtual Asset Services Providers in Hong Kong
Client Alert - March 4, 2021 | Antitrust in China – 2020 Year in Review
Firm News - January 15, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
Client Alert - December 22, 2020 | Five Years of Antitrust Enforcement in Hong Kong
Firm News - December 15, 2020 | Who’s Who Legal Competition 2020 Recognizes 18 Partners
Client Alert - May 4, 2020 | Hong Kong Competition Tribunal Provides Guidance on Cartel Fines
Client Alert - April 20, 2020 | Hong Kong Competition Commission Brings Major Changes to Leniency Program
Webcasts - February 27, 2020 | Webcast: Antitrust Update on No-Poach and Non-Compete Agreement Enforcement
Client Alert - February 10, 2020 | Antitrust in China – 2019 Year in Review
Client Alert - January 31, 2020 | European Court of Justice Adopts Strict Standard for Reverse Payment Settlements
Client Alert - January 29, 2020 | Antitrust Merger Enforcement Update and Outlook
Firm News - January 21, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020
Firm News - December 6, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2020 Chambers Asia Pacific
Webcasts - June 20, 2019 | Webcast: Dealing with Online Markets and Digital Services from a Competition Law Perspective
Firm News - June 7, 2019 | Nineteen Gibson Dunn attorneys recognized by Who’s Who Legal Competition 2019
Publications - May 1, 2019 | Cartel Leniency in Hong Kong
Client Alert - February 11, 2019 | Antitrust in China – 2018 Year in Review
Firm News - November 29, 2018 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2019 Chambers Asia Pacific
Firm News - July 9, 2018 | Who’s Who Legal Recognizes 24 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - March 28, 2018 | Antitrust in China – 2017 Year in Review
Client Alert - December 8, 2017 | MOFCOM Clears Semiconductor Merger with a Two-Year “Hold-Separate” Condition
Webcasts - June 28, 2017 | Webcast: Resale Price Maintenance Ten Years After Leegin
Client Alert - February 7, 2017 | Antitrust in China – 2016 Year in Review
Client Alert - January 10, 2017 | 2016 Year-End Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Client Alert - July 11, 2016 | 2016 Mid-Year Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Article - April 30, 2016 | Civil Antitrust Litigation in China
Webcasts - April 29, 2016 | Webcast – Getting The Deal Done: Antitrust Merger Clearance Strategies in a Global Setting
Client Alert - January 7, 2016 | 2015 Year-End Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Article - December 1, 2015 | Leniency Under the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance
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