Announcements — 01/09/2025

Geradin Partners is pleased to announce the arrivals of Daniel Baker and Jérémie Jourdan as partners in the competition practice 

Brussels, 1 September 2025 

Geradin Partners is delighted to announce that Daniel Baker and Jérémie Jourdan will join the firm as partners on 1 September 2025. Daniel will be based in Brussels, while Jérémie will work between Brussels and Paris.

Daniel is a competition lawyer with broad experience in merger control, antitrust counselling, and foreign subsidies control. He joins from Latham & Watkins, where he assisted financial sponsors and strategic investors obtain global regulatory approvals for complex, high-value transactions. Daniel has over a decade of experience advising clients on multi-jurisdictional filing assessments, cross-border merger investigations, and notifications under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, as well as helping companies navigate the antitrust aspects of joint ventures and commercial arrangements. In addition, he has acted for technology platforms in relation to antitrust investigations by the European Commission.

Daniel’s transactional experience spans industry sectors, including semiconductors (AMD / Xilinx, AMD / ZT Systems), esports and gaming (Savvy Games Group / VSPO), cryptocurrency (Coinbase / Deribit), extractive industries (consortium acquisition of ENGIE’s oil & gas exploration and production business, Carlyle / Energean oil & gas assets), insurance (Onex / R&Q Accredited), as well as basic industries and manufacturing (Viasat / Inmarsat, Carlyle / Flender, and BASF’s acquisition of the Bayer/Monsanto divestment assets).

Jérémie is a competition lawyer with extensive experience in antitrust litigation, merger control and tech regulation. He joins from Vend (formerly Schibsted Marketplaces) in Oslo, where he was Director of Competition Law and Public Policy. In this role, he advised on complex antitrust issues in the tech sector, but also on the implementation of tech regulations such as the DMA, DSA, Data Act and the AI Act. He was involved in DMA investigations relating to app stores and self-preferencing against Apple and Google.

Prior to his in-house role, Jérémie was a partner at White & Case in Brussels, where he represented clients in several landmark cases before the European Commission and European Courts (e.g., Servier, Intermarché Casino Achats, Euribor, Cathode Ray Tubes), as well as merger control matters. He was then recognised as a Global Leader in Competition by Who’s Who Legal and a Next Generation Partner in EU and global competition law by Legal 500. Jérémie also spent two years at the European Commission Hearing Office, gaining particular expertise in procedural aspects of competition law enforcement.  

Founding partner Damien Geradin commented:

“We are thrilled to welcome Daniel and Jérémie to the team. Daniel’s extensive experience in merger control will strengthen our transactional practice, which is one of our key objective for the coming years. Jérémie’s outstanding litigation track record, strategic insight on tech regulation, and deep understanding of EU institutions will be invaluable assets to our clients as we continue to build our Brussels and Paris practices. His arrival reinforces Geradin Partners’ position as the leading independent European competition and digital regulation firm.”

Daniel Baker observed:

“I am delighted to be joining Geradin Partners at this exciting time in the firm’s evolution. The spectacular growth of Geradin Partners from legal boutique to antitrust powerhouse over the past five years has been one of the stand-out success stories in the European antitrust community. Beyond the string of high-profile cases, I have been impressed by the firm’s entrepreneurial spirit and ambition, as well as the talented team that the firm is assembling. I am excited by the opportunity of working with Damien and team to help build a transactional practice covering the waterfront of merger control, foreign subsidies control, and foreign direct investment review.”

Jérémie Jourdan observed: 

“I am very happy to join Geradin Partners. I have been impressed by how rapidly it has established itself as one of the go-to teams for complex competition and tech regulatory matters in Europe. The firm counts seasoned litigators, several former enforcers and court referendaires, economists and consultants, giving it a depth that few other firms offer, while at the same time maintaining the agility of a specialized boutique. I really look forward to joining such a great team and helping them continue to grow the business at such a fantastic pace.“

About Geradin Partners

Geradin Partners is the premier pan-European law firm for competition law, tech regulation, and litigation in major cases across the EU and the UK. With offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Helsinki, London, and Paris, the firm is recognised for its commitment to excellence, strategic advice, and innovative approach.

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Damien Geradin
dgeradin@geradinpartners.com
+32 471 17 95 25

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