Florian Bourdon is an associate in the Brussels office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice.

Florian advises clients on all aspects of EU competition law with a focus on global merger control and foreign investment proceedings of complex cross-border projects, as well as cartel investigations and general antitrust compliance. He also advises on follow-on private enforcement matters.

Prior to joining Latham, Florian worked in the Brussels and Paris offices of other leading international law firms.

A selection of Florian’s experience includes representing:

  • SLB in its acquisition of ChampionX Corporation
  • Silver Lake in its majority investment in Intel’s Altera semiconductor business
  • Skydance Media in its pending merger with Paramount to form “New Paramount”
  • Aurora Energy Research in its sale to TPG Rise Climate
  • Honeywell in its acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business segment
  • Korean Air in the European Commission’s in-depth investigation into its proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc*
  • Kingspan on the merger control aspects of numerous transactions in Europe, including on the EU Phase II review of Kingspan’s planned acquisition of Trimo*
  • A Saudi Arabian public petroleum and natural gas company and its affiliates on a significant number of transactions, including joint ventures with various global companies*
  • Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) on the creation of a new French “major public financial center” bringing together CDC, La Poste, La Banque Postale, and CNP Assurances*
  • Scania on the European Commission’s heavy trucks investigation and on Scania’s defense strategy in follow-on private damages claims*
  • Elsan on its acquisition of Medipôle Partenaires*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Avocat (Paris)
  • Brussels Bar - E List

Education

  • LL.M. in Competition Law, King's College London
  • Master of Laws in International and European Business Law, Catholic University of Lille
  • Bachelor's Degree in French & European Law, Catholic University of Lille
    magna cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French