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Ali Nikpay

Ali
Nikpay

Partner

CONTACT INFO

anikpay@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+44 (0)20 7071 4273

FAX:+44 (0)20 7070 9273

London

Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HB United Kingdom

Brussels

Avenue Louise 480, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

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PRACTICE

Antitrust and Competition Betting and Gaming Litigation

BIOGRAPHY

Ali Nikpay is a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and head of its competition and consumer practice groups in London.  He has more than 20 years of EU and UK merger control, antitrust,  consumer protection and litigation experience in both the private and public sectors.

The Lawyer identified Ali as one of their “Hot 100” in both 2019 and 2010, stating “few other practices can say they have dealt with more high-profile competition cases over the past three years.” The Financial Times named Mr. Nikpay among the Top 10 Innovators in Europe at the 2017 FT European Innovative Lawyer Awards. He is described in an editorial by the UK’s leading broadsheet, the Daily Telegraph, as “one of the world’s preeminent experts in European competition law”; by Chambers UK, Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2019 as “the lawyer you want at your side when it really matters” and by Legal 500 2016 as “technically outstanding” and “very effective”.

Since joining Gibson Dunn in 2013, he has counseled clients such as UBS, Asda, Gala Coral, Schlumberger, Marriott Hotels, William Hill, Debenhams and a number of leading technology companies. Prior to that he served at both the European Commission’s DG for Competition (DG COMP) and the UK competition authority. He also worked at a Magic Circle firm for clients such as GE, NTT DoCoMo, KKR, and CVC.

At DG COMP Ali acted as legal/policy advisor to case-teams in over 50 antitrust and merger cases. He was also lead case-handler for a number of high-profile competition and merger cases. In addition he was actively involved in the initiatives which reformed the EU’s policy on vertical agreements and non-cartel horizontal agreements.

During his time at the UK competition Authority, Ali held a number of important positions including Senior Director of its Cartels and Criminal Enforcement division, Senior Director for Merger Decisions and Senior Director of Policy International (in which capacity he interacted with senior officials at agencies in the US, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada etc). He was also a member of the authority’s highest decision-making organ, its Executive Committee.

He has also served on the Confederation of British Industry’s Competition Panel and on several occasions appeared before the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union.

He is co-editor of “Faull & Nikpay: The EU Law of Competition,” which was described by European Competition Law Review as “… the best single volume work dealing with EU competition law that is available. He serves on the editorial boards of the following journals: “European Competition Law”, “World Competition”, “Antitrust Enforcement Review” and “Competition Law International”. Ali is a Visiting Lecturer at University of Oxford and was a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In 2012, he authored an article “UK cartel enforcement: past, present, future“, which was nominated by the Global Competition Review for an award.

EDUCATION

London School of Economics & Political Science - 1993 Master of Science

London School of Economics & Political Science - 1992 Bachelor of Science

ADMISSIONS

England & Wales - Solicitor

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Publications - January 15, 2021 | Webcast: Brexit: The Christmas Eve Deal – Good or Bad for Business?
Firm News - January 14, 2021 | Who’s Who Legal 2021 Recognizes Gibson Dunn Partners in Arbitration, Tax and Competition
Client Alert - November 19, 2020 | The UK’s New National Security Regime
Article - November 1, 2020 | We need to make our regulators more politically accountable
Firm News - October 23, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers UK 2021
Firm News - October 5, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in the 2021 UK Legal 500
Client Alert - July 1, 2020 | UK Publishes Consultation on MER Strategy for the Oil and Gas Industry – Transitioning or Maximising – The Road to Net Zero
Publications - June 29, 2020 | COVID-19 UK Weekly Webinar – June 29, 2020
Client Alert - June 19, 2020 | The European Commission Publishes White Paper on Foreign Subsidies – Political Power Meets Legal Ambiguity
Publications - June 9, 2020 | Webcast: Brexit – where we are now and what to expect next (Part 2)
Publications - June 2, 2020 | Webcast: Brexit – where we are now and what to expect next
Firm News - March 16, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2020
Article - February 14, 2020 | Clampdown on mergers could make Britain less competitive
Firm News - January 30, 2020 | Nine Gibson Dunn Partners Named as Thought Leaders in Construction and Competition by Who’s Who Legal
Firm News - October 10, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers UK 2020
Firm News - October 4, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in the 2020 UK Legal 500
Client Alert - September 24, 2019 | UK Supreme Court Decides Suspending UK Parliament Was Unlawful
Client Alert - July 26, 2019 | New UK Prime Minister – what has happened?
Firm News - July 1, 2019 | Best Lawyers in Belgium 2020 Recognizes Three Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - June 7, 2019 | Nineteen Gibson Dunn attorneys recognized by Who’s Who Legal Competition 2019
Firm News - March 8, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2019
Firm News - February 7, 2019 | Nine Gibson Dunn partners recognized by Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders Competition
Firm News - January 29, 2019 | Ali Nikpay Named to The Lawyer’s Hot 100
Firm News - November 2, 2018 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers UK 2019
Client Alert - July 12, 2018 | The Politics of Brexit for those Outside the UK
Firm News - July 10, 2018 | Who’s Who Legal Recognizes 24 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - July 5, 2018 | London Diversity Committee Newsletter – July 2018
Firm News - June 25, 2018 | Best Lawyers 2019 Belgium Recognizes Three Competition Lawyers
Publications - April 4, 2017 | Webcast: Antitrust Merger Clearance: Strategies for Increasing Deal Certainty
Publications - January 24, 2017 | Webcast: Antitrust Agencies Issue Guidance for Human Resource Professionals on Employee Hiring and Compensation
Client Alert - June 24, 2016 | BREXIT
Client Alert - June 21, 2016 | What Happens If the United Kingdom Votes to Leave the European Union?
Publications - April 29, 2016 | Webcast – Getting The Deal Done: Antitrust Merger Clearance Strategies in a Global Setting
Article - April 20, 2016 | Immunity, Sanctions & Settlements – European Union
Client Alert - December 10, 2015 | H2 2015 – Six Areas of Focus for European Private Equity Firms
Client Alert - March 11, 2015 | 2015 Antitrust Merger Enforcement Update and Outlook
Client Alert - March 21, 2014 | 2014 Antitrust Merger Enforcement Update and Outlook
Client Alert - July 11, 2013 | 2013 Mid-Year Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Client Alert - June 14, 2013 | European Commission Takes First Steps Towards EU Antitrust Damages Claims
Client Alert - May 1, 2013 | UK competition regime: All change or more of the same?
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