Pablo Luongkhan-Garcia is an associate in the Brussels office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Global Antitrust & Competition Practice.

Mr. Luongkhan-Garcia advises clients on all aspects of EU, French and Spanish competition law and represents them before the European Commission, the French and Spanish Competition authorities. He has particular expertise in merger control proceedings, behavioral cases, anticompetitive agreements, and DMA compliance. He also advises clients on EU regulatory matters.

His experience covers several industry sectors including railway, luxury consumer goods, telecommunications, and energy.

Mr. Luongkhan-Garcia is currently serving as a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee.

Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Luongkhan-Garcia worked at another leading international law firm in Paris and as an antitrust in-house counsel at the French Railway undertaking (SNCF).

A selection of Mr. Luongkhan-Garcia’s experience includes representing:

  • Orange on obtaining EU Phase II clearance for its joint venture with MásMóvil valued at €18.6 billion to combine their Spanish businesses
  • Fashion company Tapestry on merger control aspects in the planned US$8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings
  • Farfetch in the expansion of its luxury new retail partnership, 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 Platforms Solutions
  • A global e-commerce platform for luxury clothing and beauty products on an investigation by the European Commission into suspected infringements by brand owners
  • A French Railway Trade Association on compliance with the ECN+ Directive* 

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Brussels Bar - E List
  • Spain (Abogado)

Education

  • LL.M. European Legal Studies, College of Europe, 2022
  • Master in Antitrust, Competition and Distribution law, University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne), 2020
  • Law Degree in French, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2019
  • Law Degree in Spanish, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2019

Languages Spoken

  • French
  • Spanish
  • Catalan
  • English