Simon Troch represents clients in complex litigations before the Court of Justice of the European Union, in procedures before the European Commission and the Belgian Competition Authority.
Simon advises clients on:
As a litigator, Simon has extensive experience representing clients in the most complex disputes before the EU courts in Luxembourg. He has represented clients before both the General Court (GC) and European Court of Justice (ECJ), on a full spectrum of procedures (regular, expedited, priority, interim relief, interventions, cost claims, etc.).
Simon was part of the Latham team that secured the landmark GRAIL victory in one of the most important ECJ cases in decades. The decision set a limit to the Commission’s attempt to expand its jurisdiction without meeting the EU or any national merger control thresholds. The Latham team’s extensive assessment of the EU Merger Regulations’ travaux préparatoires (i.e., the preparatory works) played a key role in the ECJ’s decision to overturn the GC judgment.
Simon’s experience covers several industry sectors including pharma, food, security, mining, maritime, and transport.
In addition to his commercial practice, Simon holds a teaching role at the Université de Liège (Uliège), with a focus on legal writing, oral pleading, and merger control. In this capacity, he coaches the Uliège moot court teams participating in pleading competitions on EU law, such as the European Law Moot Court. Simon also frequently writes on a broad range of topics related to competition and EU law.
Simon’s experience includes representing:
A Brussels and Düsseldorf-based Latham antitrust team, led by Sven Völcker and Dr. Michael Esser, successfully persuaded the European Commission to close without action or remedy, its interim measures investigation against Lufthansa.
Concurrences, a leading European publisher, selected four Latham articles from over 1,200 global submissions.