Kirstie Nicholson

Kirstie Nicholson

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Senior Antitrust Counsel at ADNOC
Profession: In-House Counsel, Lawyer
Industry: Competition, Compliance, Energy, Law Practice, Oil&Energy, Public Policy, Regulatory / Enforcement
At W@: Board of W@CompetitionME

About:

Kirstie is an experienced global competition and compliance counsel, and currently Senior Antitrust Counsel inhouse at an NOC. Previously Global Competition Counsel at an MNC, with responsibility for the group’s competition law compliance framework, advising clients globally on the full range of competition law matters, including merger control, FDI, risk, investigations and day-to-day counselling. Kirstie also spent over a decade in private practice in London, Brussels, Shanghai and Singapore.

languages

English

Expertise:

AntitrustMerger ControlCartelsCommercial agreementsCompetition PolicyCompliance ProgrammesEU LawEU antitrust InvestigationsLegal Advice

Experience:

ADNOC

Senior Antitrust Counsel at ADNOC

Oct 2024 - Present • Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Trusted advisor for clients located across the group on the full range of competition law matters, including merger control, FDI and day to day counselling.

BHP

Global Competition Counsel at BHP

9 years 5 mth • Feb 2015 - Jul 2024 • Singapore , Singapore

Led the global inhouse competition team, with responsibility for the group competition law compliance framework and advising clients located across the group on the full range of competition law matters, including merger control, FDI, investigations and day to day counselling. Involvement in broader areas of compliance including ABC, sanctions, state secrets and market manipulation regulation.
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