He leaves the Antitrust to go to work in a law firm, the new life of the former controller of the Ita-Lufthansa dossier
One of the officials of the European Union Antitrust charged with overseeing the merger between Ita Airways And Lufthansa decided to leave the European Commission to join one law firm which counts among its clients some giants targeted by the European authority.
Henrik Morchthe official in question, will join the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as a partner in the antitrust practice, based in the new office to be opened in Brussels. This decision has caused some controversy, especially considering that the commissioner’s offices Margrethe Vestager I am under observation at this time.
While the name may not be known to everyone, Morch he currently holds the role of manager of the “Transport, post and other services” division within the EU Directorate General for Competition. His responsibilities include investment analysis Lufthansa in Italy and the plan IAG (the group that owns British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus) to completely acquire Air Europa. In the past, it also blocked the billion-dollar acquisition of eTraveli from Booking.
The choice of Morch has raised doubts among sector experts, in particular regarding the “transfer” of EU officials who then end up in the private sector dealing with the same issues, bringing with them a valuable network of contacts and knowledge. At the moment Morch he continues to be part of the Commission’s staff, and as a matter of practice, Brussels avoids commenting on the careers of its staff.
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