Hugh advises on the full range of competition and foreign direct investment matters. He has significant experience in obtaining regulatory clearances for transactions across the globe and managing conduct-related matters, litigating civil antitrust cases, and developing internal compliance programs. Legal 500 noted that Hugh is “distinguished for his work on global merger reviews.” 
 
Hugh’s government experience includes serving as the Attorney Advisor to William Kovacic, a former Chair and Commissioner at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commissioner Kovacic told Global Competition Review that Hugh was “brilliant in all phases of his work” at the FTC. “He has a broad and deeply informed perspective of the wider global environment, which will serve him well. I cannot think of a better young attorney in the world than Hugh.” 

Prior to joining the firm, Hugh led the antitrust practice group for one of the world’s largest companies with responsibility for multinational transactions, antitrust litigation matters, and global compliance. 

Hugh is a frequent speaker at international conferences and regularly publishes in peer-reviewed antitrust journals. He is an advisor to the Business at OECD Competition Committee, a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, a member of the International Bar Association’s Antitrust Section’s Merger Working Group, and serves on the editorial boards of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s Antitrust Magazine, and Oxford University Press’s Journal of Antitrust Enforcement. He is a member of the Brussels Bar, a member of bars in the United States (New York and Washington D.C.), England and Wales, and is qualified as an Advocate in South Africa.