Womble Bond Dickinson—Andrij Jurkiw

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has announced the arrival of Andrij Jurkiw as partner and head of the competition practice.

Andrij was formerly the head of competition at Mishcon de Reya, where he was a partner for over five years. He is highly experienced across the competition law field, regularly handling transactional issues such as merger filings as well as investigations and competition litigation. He is adept at working with a wide range of sectors on competition matters, including consumer goods, food, pharmaceuticals, technology and transport.

WBD’s head of commercial Paula Bartlett stated: ‘We are extremely delighted to have Andrij joining us at Womble Bond Dickinson with his huge array of competition experience in many of our key sectors. This is a great example of the firm investing in outstanding individuals, so we can continue providing unsurpassed service for our clients. He will make an excellent addition to the team.’

Andrij added: ‘I am delighted to join Womble Bond Dickinson. It's a firm I have known for many years and with its recent move to form a transatlantic offering, it feels like a very exciting time to be part of the firm. Womble Bond Dickinson has strong credentials and a fantastic client portfolio and I'm looking forward to being able to support its further strategic growth.’