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Christopher Thomas
Partner, Brussels
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Christopher Thomas represents firms involved in European Commission investigations of international cartels and alleged abuse of dominance, and in merger control proceedings; he coordinates the defence of competition law investigations across Europe and internationally; and he acts as advocate before the EU Courts in competition, procurement and other cases. Christopher also advises more generally on EU regulatory law issues.

Christopher is a partner in our Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation practice. Based in Brussels, he advises on antitrust compliance in a variety of sectors with complex commercial or technological issues.

In the field of technology and intellectual property, his experience includes interoperability between Windows and work group server operating systems, the bundling of Internet Explorer into Windows, patent ambush and JEDEC standards for computer memory, the licensing of music performance rights for online use, standard-setting within ETSI and the enforcement of essential patents,  licensing and refusal to license, dispute settlements, online sales and various other matters.

In life sciences, Christopher has also been involved with research and development cooperation,  in- and out-licensing, supply and contract manufacturing agreements, distribution and promotion arrangements, pricing changes, refusals to supply, parallel trade issues, applications for marketing authorisation under the biosimilar and other routes, applications for SPCs, and various other regulatory issues. 

More generally, Christopher has experience of varied sectors such as air cargo, financial services, industrial tubes and copper plumbing tubes, carbonless paper, motor vehicles, construction, engine manufacturing, precision engineering products, beverage alcohol, chemicals, rail transport, fashion goods and consumer electronics.

Hogan Lovells Publications
24 April 2012 "Tomra - Latest EU Judgment on Rebate Schemes." Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation Alert, Hogan Lovells

Published Works
2011 "EU Public Procurement and Competition Law: The Yin and Yang of the Legal World?", Competition Law International 2011

PRACTICES
Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation
INDUSTRY SECTORS
Food, Beverages, and Agriculture
Electronics
Telecommunications
Medical Devices
Media and Entertainment
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
Technology
EDUCATION
LL.M., College of Europe, 1993 M.A., University of Cambridge, 1989
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Represents the United Kingdom legal profession on the CCBE Permanent Delegation to the European Court of Justice, the General Court and the EFTA Court
  • Member, Commission on Competition of the International Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, European Competition Law Forum
  • Former référendaire to the United Kingdom Judge at the EU General Court
LANGUAGES English French