Partner Jim Venit has joined Dentons’ European Competition and Antitrust practice. He will be based in Brussels. Venit joins following his retirement from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Brussels, where he was a partner and co-head of the Antitrust and Competition practice in Europe. Prior to that, he was a partner at Wilmer Hale and SG Archibald.

During his illustrious career spanning almost four decades, Venit has built up a reputation as one of Europe’s preeminent competition and antitrust lawyers. He has represented multinational companies in proceedings under the Merger Regulation and Articles 101 and 102, as well as compliance matters. He has a particularly strong reputation in M&A, having worked on the high profile mergers of Volvo and Scania, GE and Honeywell, Arcelor and Mittal, as well as Outokumpu and Thyssen Krupp. He is also known for his work on the GlaxoSmithKline dual pricing case and Intel’s Article102 rebates case.

Jörg Karenfort, Co-Head of Dentons’ global Competition and Antitrust practice and Head of the practice in Europe, commented, "We are absolutely thrilled to have a lawyer of Jim’s stature joining our team. Our clients will benefit from his extensive experience in international antitrust and European competition law."

A renowned lawyer in European competition law, Venit was named one of the top ten antitrust lawyers in the world by Global Counsel, and has authored numerous articles in publications across Europe and the US. He has been repeatedly ranked as a top tier lawyer in both Chambers and Who’s Who Legal.

Edward Borovikov, Belgium Managing Partner, added, "We are very excited to welcome Jim onboard. His experience in high profile competition and antitrust matters, and in particular in competition-related litigation, will further strengthen our reputable EU Competition practice here in Brussels."

Jim Venit commented on his appointment, "I look forward to the challenge ahead in working with my new colleagues to further develop Dentons’ Competition and Antitrust practice in Brussels and across Europe."

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