MERGER ANTITRUST REVIEW - Key Persons


Maria Lauren - Founder, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Managing Director
Maria Lauren is Founder and Managing Director of Merger Antitrust Review, a London based consultancy launched in September 2005 and exclusively dedicated to advising hedge funds, investment banks and other institutional investors on the antitrust risks of mergers and acquisitions. Lauren is qualified in two jurisdictions, the UK and Spain, with a LLM in International Business Law from University College London. Before launching Merger Antitrust Review in 2005, she practised EU and UK competition law for six years in London and Brussels at City Law firm SJ Berwin which gave her a unique inside into the complex area of European merger antitrust analysis. She has been directly involved in a number of EU, UK and other national merger notifications, and has considerable expertise in discussing merger filings with EU and national authorities. In addition, she has directly advised large corporations on issues involving abuse of dominance, cartels, commercial agreements, and strategic dealings with EU and National Competition Authorities.