Fahira Hasic is an antitrust & competition associate in the Brussels office of Kirkland & Ellis. Fahira’s practice focuses on complex antitrust matters, with a focus on merger and FDI control, antitrust investigations and litigation before EU courts.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Fahira was involved in the following matters:
Represented Vandemoortele in connection with its acquisition of Bunge’s margarines and spreads business.
Represented Synopsys in connection with its $35 billion acquisition of Ansys.
Represented Illumina before the General Court of the European Union in its appeal against the €432 million fine imposed by the European Commission for an alleged violation of the standstill obligation, the largest fine of its kind ever imposed by the Commission.
Represented Ajinomoto in relation to anti-dumping duties on monosodium glutamate (MSG) in the European Union.
Represented CSL Vifor in connection with a European Commission investigation into alleged abuse of dominance in the iron deficiency products sector.
Represented Philip Morris in connection with investigations by the Belgian Competition Authority and the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets concerning the alleged exchange of confidential pricing information.
Prior Experience
Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 2021–2026
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2021, Brussels (A List)
2024, New York
Languages
English
Bosnian
Dutch
French
Education
Columbia Law SchoolLL.M.2018
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
European Law Review
Fulbright Scholar
Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) Fellow