Nanret is a disputes lawyer with a focus on competition law.
Expertise
Nanret joined Hausfeld in July 2023 from the Competition and Markets Authority, where she was a Legal Adviser working across all of the CMA’s functions, after completing her training contract which included a secondment with the Agriculture and Food Law team at Defra.
She was also Co-Chair of the CMA’s LGBTQ+ network where she coordinated staff-wide events and discussed equality and diversity initiatives with the Chair and CEO in support of the network.
LLB (Hon) Law Degree, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Legal Practice Course (accelerated) with LL.M, the University of Law London
Graduate Diploma in Law, the University of Law London
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2021
Nanret’s article, ‘Tribunal issues first ruling on the interpretation of Brexit litigation in competition claims’ won Readers' Choice award in the category Best Business Articles – Europe at the Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards 2024.
At the Competition and Markets Authority, Nanret obtained litigation experience in the following areas:
• Appeals of CA98 decisions on pharmaceutical drugs: advised on multi-party CA98 appeals and worked on complex confidentiality reviews in support of these cases. Experience includes the Phenytoin appeals (CMA v Flynn Pharma and Pfizer) before the Court of Appeal and Liothyronine appeals (Hg Capital, Cinven S.A.R.L, Mercury Pharmaceuticals) before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
• Market studies and investigations: advised on the statutory appeals of the CMA’s market investigation on mobile radio network services, and the CMA’s decision to launch a market investigation on mobile browsers and cloud gaming in the UK.
• Merger investigations: part of the legal team considering the Meta/Giphy Phase 2 merger inquiry and heavily involved in advising on Meta’s challenge to the merger decision heard by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
• Administrative penalties: advised on two administrative penalties imposed on Meta Platforms, Inc in relation to failures to comply with an interim enforcement order (IEO). The penalties (£50.5 million and £1.5 million respectively) were the highest and third highest IEO administrative penalties ever issued by the CMA at that time.
At Hausfeld, Nanret is part of the automotive team working with our clients on cartel damages actions.
