Sébastien Evrard is a partner in 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, Mr. Evrard handles complex antitrust matters in Asia and the European Union, including merger control, non-merger investigations, and litigation. His practice also focuses on the antitrust aspects of intellectual property rights.

Mr. Evrard’s experience spans a wide range of industries including aviation/shipping, banking, energy/mining, media/entertainment, software/hardware, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and fast moving consumer goods.

He has represented clients before multiple regulators in Asia and Europe, and has litigated cases in multiple jurisdictions. Recent representative matters include:

– Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood;

– Uber’s sale of its South East Asia business to Grab;

– A leading technology company in abuse of dominance investigations 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; and

– Hong Kong Telecommunications in a declaratory action before the Hong Kong Court of Appeal.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Evrard practiced in Brussels and Beijing with a leading international law firm. He previously had developed experience with all aspects of intellectual property (copyright, trademarks, patents, databases) and information technology (computer law, computer crime, privacy, and e-commerce).

Mr. Evrard is recognized as an expert in his field by publications such as Chambers & Partners. Most recently, Chambers Asia Pacific 2020 ranked him as a leading lawyer in China for competition and antitrust work. An interviewed client noted that Mr. Evrard is, “a pleasure to work with, and offers creative yet commercial solutions and incisive legal analysis.” Another client remarked, “What makes him stand out is that he really understands our business and we can totally rely on him to know what the issues at stake are.” Commenting on Gibson Dunn’s Asia Antitrust practice, a client was quoted saying, “I have been thoroughly impressed by their ability to navigate very different laws and cultural practices in Asia while offering strategic and practical advice.” Mr. Evrard is also considered one of the leading competition lawyers in Greater China by Who’s Who Legal and by IFLR1000. He 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.

Mr. Evrard 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 is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong.

He speaks English, French and Dutch.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• “Cartel leniency in Hong Kong, Competition Law International, June 19, 2019
• “Civil Antitrust Litigation in China,” Competition Law International, Vol 12, No 1, April 2016.