Expertise

Specialises in EU and UK competition law, multi-jurisdictional merger control, general EU law, international trade, public procurement, State aid, commercial contracts and joint ventures, video and computer games, communications, data protection/privacy, ecommerce, multimedia, intellectual property, information technology, human rights, and consumer protection. Anthony is also a member of the LG Corporate Investigations team.

Ranked as a Leading Individual for Competition/European Law, Chambers 2009.

"LG's highly regarded Anthony Woolich advised Color Kinetics on the international merger clearances of its acquisition by Philips", Chambers Competition/European law 2009

"Anthony Woolich at LG is having a very busy year on the merger control front.  His work includes advising MRO Software on merger clearance for its acquisition by IBM, and advising ARINC and Telenor, the Norwegian state-controlled telecoms company, on merger clearances for their AeroMobile joint venture." Chambers Competition/European law 2008.

Recommended for EU and Competition in Legal 500 2008.

"LG's team continues to earn considerable praise, thanks in part to the efforts of the immensely well regarded Anthony Woolich.  The department is heralded in particular for its disputes and behavioural work, and represented Wellington College in the OFT's investigation into alleged price fixing", Legal 500 EU and Competition 2007.

Recommended as an "Expert" in EU and Competition law, in "Legal Experts 2008" (Legal Business).

Recommended for Public Procurement in Chambers 2009:

"Clients recommend this outfit for its "fantastic knowledge of European public procurement rules." The team is also praised for "meeting timelines and being proactive in finding solutions."  The group has been advising local authorities and property developers on the obligations arising from the Roanne case.  Key clients also include those in the leisure and health sectors.  The lead contacts are head of EU/competition, commerce and technology Anthony Woolich and head of the local and public authorities unit Simon Randall.

"LG's Anthony Woolich is described by clients as trustworthy and as producing work 'of an extremely high standard'.  His team has particular expertise regarding mobile services on aircraft", Legal 500 Telecommunications 2007.

Recommended for video and computer games, Chambers 2009 and Legal 500, 2007:

"The firm's notable presence in the computer games market is strongly connected to its corporate work for one of the industry giants: having worked for Sony for 15 years, the team's experience is regularly called on in the PlayStation's battle with Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360.  The 20-strong group, which brought in two lawyers from Bevan Brittan in 2007, advised Sony on arrangements for supplying PlayStation 3 games and on the online PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store, which sells further content for games.  Anthony Woolich leads the group."

At LG, Anthony Woolich has been advising Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for over a decade.  In 2006, the firm assisted on arrangements for PlayStation 3 games and the prospective launch of the online Network Platform in the EMEA region", Legal 500 2007.

Anthony is a member of the firm's North America Group.

Experience

• Advised Scottish & Newcastle and SDEL on the creation of a technical support services company established by Scottish & Newcastle and Carlsberg UK to combine the technical support services they provide to pubs and bars for dispensing draught beer and other drinks, including related inquiries by Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission.
• Advised The Boeing Company on its agreement with QinetiQ (formerly part of the UK Ministry of Defence) for testing new and derivative aircraft in QinetiQ's five metre wind tunnel based at Farnborough
• Advised ARINC Inc on establishment of AeroMobile business (mobile services on aircraft)
• Advised Wellington College on an Office of Fair Trading investigation into alleged cartel between independent schools
• Other clients include: Sony, Scottish & Newcastle plc, Rose Bowl plc, leading property developers, Motability and various local authorities and housing associations
  

Professional

Theodore Goddard, 1985-1990 (Qualified 1987)
Slaughter and May, 1990-1994
LG, 1994-1996
LG, Partner 1996 to date

Professional Memberships

The Law Society's European Group
Competition Law Association (and its Working Party on Competition Law)
City of London Solicitors' Company (and its Commercial Law Sub-Committee)
Society for Computers & Law
American Chamber of Commerce (UK)
Franco-British Lawyers Society
British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Publications

• Chapter on "Joint Ventures in the European Union" in "Joint Ventures in Europe", Third Edition, published by Tottel Publishing, October 2008
• Presentation on “Joint Ventures and Competition Law,” Hawksmere’s Conference on Understanding Joint Ventures, London, November 2008
• Presentations on "The Microsoft case and other developments in EU and UK Competition law," USA, April 2008
• Presentation on "The Roanne Case and other developments in public procurement," London, December 2007
• Presentation on 'EU State aid policy and other developments in the competition field', Metal Bulletin's 8th Central and Eastern European Steel Conference, Warsaw, September 2005
• Presentation on 'Regulatory issues in fixed-mobile convergence', Osney Media's 2nd Fixed-Mobile Convergence Forum, Paris, September 2005
• Regularly presents seminars and publishes comments on EU and UK competition law, state aid, public procurement, general EU law, agency and distribution agreements, communications, data protection/privacy, consumer protection and e-commerce
• LG publications; EU/Competition Angle (editor); 'Cartels, Disqualification and the Enterprise Act 2002'; 'A Competition Call for Registered Social Landlords'; 'Competition and Merger Control in the European Union'; 'Human Rights in the United Kingdom'; 'State aid within the European Union' (editor); 'How to survive a dawn raid' (editor), A-Z Public Procurement (editor)
  

Awards

Foundation Scholar of St. Paul's School, London
Open Exhibition in Classics for Law to Jesus College, Cambridge

Languages

French and Italian