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Gabriella Griggs

Senior Associate

Email

gabriella.griggs@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5664

Offices

London

V-CARD
Gabriella Griggs is a senior associate in the Antitrust practice. She focuses on UK and EU antitrust law.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Raytheon on the global merger control and FDI aspects of its $120 billion defence merger with United Technologies.
  • ADNOC on the establishment of a strategic partnership with OCI for the production of nitrogen fertilizers.
  • Barry Callebaut on the Phase I clearance from the UK CMA in respect of its acquisition of Burton's Biscuit Company's chocolate manufacturing assets.
  • Albemarle in respect of merger clearance for its MARBL Lithium joint venture in Western Australia.
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) on its joint venture with ADNOC to develop and operate a new Recognised Investment Exchange in the Abu Dhabi Global Market; in connection with its appeal to the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal in relation to the CMA's final report in the ICE/Trayport merger inquiry; in respect of the CMA's review of ICE's acquisition of Trayport; in connection with its possible bid for the London Stock Exchange Group.
  • Glatfelter on its acquisition from Georgia-Pacific of its European nonwoven business.
  • ViacomCBS in respect of merger clearance for its acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Miramax.
  • Sompo in respect of EUMR clearance for acquisition of Endurance plc.
  • Paramount Pictures in connection with the European Commission's investigation into cross-border access to pay-TV.
  • ICIG/INEOS chlorvinyls assets advising ICIG in its acquisition of the remedy package resulting from the INEOS/Solvay PVC JV.ICIG was approved as a suitable purchaser and its acquisition was approved in Phase I.
  • BMI Healthcare with respect to the UK CMA Private Healthcare Market Investigation resulting in the first ever blocking minority in a CMA market investigation.
  • BMI Healthcare v. Competition Commission: for BMI Healthcare in its case against the CMA, the first successful judicial review quashing the CMA's procedural approach during a live inquiry.

Published Work

  • Co-Author, "Case AT.40023 Cross-border access to pay-TV: Paramount's Commitments – The Bigger Picture", Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2017 1-3

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales

Solicitor, Ireland, On the Roll

Academic

King College London - University of London PgDip, EU Competition Law (With Distinction)

Kaplan Law School LPC (With Distinction)

Cambridge University Selwyn College BA, Law

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.