Jalil El Khanchoufi is an associate in the Antitrust and Competition Team based in Brussels. He advises on all areas of EU and French competition law, with a particular focus on the regulatory aspects of cross-border deals and antitrust investigations and litigations. Jalil has represented clients before the European Commission, the French Competition Authority and the Paris Court of Appeal on transactional and behavioral mandates.
He also advises on Foreign Direct Investment screening.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Jalil worked on the following matters:
Advising Bio-Rad in relation with its binding offer to acquire Stilla Technologies
Advising La Poste on its sale of La Poste Telecom to Bouygues Telecom
Advising EDF on its acquisition of the nuclear steam turbine and generator business of General Electric (formerly Alstom)
Advising Cinven on entering into exclusive negotiations with Ardian to acquire Finaxy
Advising several confidential foreign investors in obtaining Foreign Direct Investment approvals and negotiating conditions with the relevant governmental authorities
Advising an international audiovisual company in an abuse of dominance litigation case before the Paris Commercial Court and the Paris Court of Appeal
Advising a confidential client in a cartel investigation case conducted by the European Commission
Prior Experience
Associate, Freshfields LLP, 2022–2024
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2023, Avocat à la Cour (France)
Languages
English
French
Education
Lille Catholic UniversityMasters in Business Law2020
EDHEC Business SchoolMasters in Business Management2020
