Overview
Marilena is an Associate in the Antitrust and Foreign Investment practice, based in Brussels.
Marilena advises on all aspects of European and international competition law, including merger control, abuse of dominance, cartels and anticompetitive practices, as well as foreign investment. Her experience covers a broad range of business sectors, including technology, telecommunications, media, life sciences, and industrials.
Prior to joining Linklaters, Marilena worked as an associate at other international law firms based in Brussels.
Work Highlights
Marilena’s recent experience includes:
- Vodafone Group: advising on its €8 billion sale of Vodafone Italia to Swisscom.
- Novo Holdings: advising on its $16.5 billion acquisition of Catalent.
- Novo Holdings: advising on its investment in Biocomposites.
- Microsoft: advising on its $10 billion investment in OpenAI*
- Microsoft: advising on its ~$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard*
- Advent International and NielsenIQ: advising on NielsenIQ’s combination with GfK*
- Lone Star Funds: advising on the €5.2 billion sale of MBCC Group to Sika*
- Discovery: advising on its $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T*
- OCP and Jorf Fertilizer Company III: advising on the creation of a 50/50 full function joint venture with Koch Industries*
- Danaher: advising on its $21.4 billion acquisition of General Electrics’ Biopharma business*
- Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores: advising on cartel damages actions before the English courts*
- A trade association: advising on an EU cartel investigation*
(*experience gained prior to Linklaters)
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