Vegad, Nootan

Nootan Vegad

Associate

nootan.vegad@lw.com
    Vegad, Nootan

    Nootan Vegad

    Associate

    nootan.vegad@lw.com

    Profile

    Nootan Vegad is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice.

    Ms. Vegad advises clients on a range of antitrust and competition matters, including high-profile merger control cases, general antitrust advisory work, and competition law compliance.

    Prior to qualification, she trained in the firm's London and Hong Kong offices.

    Experience

    Ms. Vegad’s recent experience includes advising:

    • Meta in its acquisition of GIPHY and related UK litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal
    • Farfetch in the expansion of its luxury new retail partnership, alongside Alabbar, with an agreement for Farfetch to acquire a 47.5% stake in YOOX Net-a-Porter (YNAP) and for Richemont and YNAP to each adopt Farfetch Platform Solutions
    • Microsoft in its US$19.7 billion acquisition of Nuance Communications
    • A variety of clients on competition law compliance, including development of compliance policies, procedures, and training
    • An entertainment company on a joint venture project
    • Various private equity companies on their portfolio of acquisitions and global merger filings 

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law, King's College London, 2021
    • L.P.C., BPP Law School, 2018
    • LL.B., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2017

    Practices

    Industries

    Recognition

    News & Insights

    General Insights Thumbnail
    February 1, 2021 Client Alert

    UK CMA: Can Algorithms Harm Competition?

    The CMA’s new programme of work will examine whether algorithmic systems can be used in ways that create anti-competitive effects and consumer detriment.