Hogan Lovells 2024 Election Impact and Congressional Outlook Report
Adrian Emch
Partner Global Regulatory
Languages
English, French, Chinese, German, Spanish
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Adrian Emch is an antitrust and EU regulatory lawyer. Adrian has developed significant expertise in the area of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).
Based in Beijing, Adrian heads the Hogan Lovells antitrust/competition law practice in Asia.
Adrian has been an antitrust lawyer for over 20 years. After his first job (stagiaire) at the European Commission’s DG COMP – the European Union’s antitrust regulator – he joined private practice in Brussels for a number of years. Since 2008, Adrian has worked on Chinese antitrust matters. For example, Adrian led the team for Google to secure Chinese merger approval for its largest ever acquisition – of Motorola Mobility. He also worked for IBM to obtain Chinese merger clearance in several multi-billion USD deals, including the disposals of its x86 server business to Lenovo and its semiconductor assets to Global Foundries.
Over the past few years, Adrian has developed a track record representing Chinese and Asian companies in outbound regulatory matters. For example, with his team, Adrian filed a number of important merger notifications for Chinese corporates all around the world.
Similarly, Adrian has got involved in several of the most high-profile and intense investigations under the FSR.
Adrian also acts as the National Vice Chair of the Legal and Competition Working Group of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
Representative experience
Advising IBM in two transactions, through which the company sold its x86 server business (to Lenovo) and semiconductor assets (to Global Foundries).
Supporting multinational conglomerate ALSTOM in the €12bn sale of its energy business to General Electric, enabling General Electric to obtain MOFCOM merger clearance.
Advising German chemicals maker BASF with the Chinese merger filing for the company's €3.1bn acquisition of rival Cognis.
With his team in Beijing and Hong Kong, Adrian has been involved in several non-merger investigations by antitrust authorities in Greater China.
Advising one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies on compliance of its distribution agreements with antitrust rules in Greater China.
Giving advice in cartel proceedings before the European Commission and interviewing key company employees for discovery purposes.
Coordinating analysis of need for foreign investment and national security filings in life sciences merger in 70 jurisdictions worldwide.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Tulane University Law School (Fulbright scholar), 2004
- LL.M., College of Europe, 2001
- LL.B., University San Pablo CEU, Madrid, 2000
- LL.B., University of Bordeaux, 2000
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Spain
Memberships
- Editorial Advisory Board of CPI Antitrust Chronicle
- Editorial Board of Competition Law International (IBA Journal)
- Founding member of Swiss Fulbright Alumni Association
- International Board of Advisors, Global Antitrust Institute at George Mason University, Washington D.C.
- Lecturer, Shanghai Jiaotong Unversity Law School
- Non-governmental advisor to International Competition Network
Recognition
News
Press releases
28 February 2024
Press releases
20 October 2023
Press releases
21 November 2022
Events
Hogan Lovells Events
12 November 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CET // 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. China
Hogan Lovells Events
20 June 2023 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (CEST)