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Trusted Advisor
Jindrich advises clients on antitrust matters before the European Commission and other competition agencies, including on abuse of dominance, cartels, and other behavioral investigations. He provides strategic antitrust counseling on a wide range of issues, including competitor collaborations, distribution, and licensing agreements as well as compliance with and business opportunities under European digital regulations.
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Sustainability and Antitrust
Jindrich is at the forefront of the intersection of sustainability and competition law, advising clients on sustainability collaborations and compliance with the CSRD and other EU sustainability regulations.
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Global Antitrust Enforcement Experience
Jindrich leverages more than 15 years of antitrust enforcement experience at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition and as the executive director of operations at the Hong Kong Competition Commission to provide clients with strategic guidance on complex antitrust procedures and risk based counseling advice.
Head of Wilson Sonsini’s European antitrust team, Jindrich Kloub represents clients in high-stakes antitrust investigations, cartel defense, and digital markets regulation matters, providing strategic counsel on navigating enforcement processes across jurisdictions in Europe and Hong Kong. He defends companies facing regulatory scrutiny and helps clients secure remedies in complex antitrust disputes. His expertise covers abuse of dominance, cartels, distribution and licensing agreements, competitor collaborations, and sustainability initiatives, including compliance with EU sustainability regulations.
With deep insight into agency processes and global enforcement dynamics, Jindrich draws on his leadership experience at competition authorities to guide clients through complex regulatory landscapes. Before joining Wilson Sonsini, he served as executive director of operations at the Hong Kong Competition Commission, overseeing the agency’s enforcement strategy and investigations. Prior to 2017, he spent over a decade at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition, where he was a lead attorney on precedent-setting international cartel cases in financial services, including LIBOR and Forex benchmark investigations.
Jindrich is a frequent speaker and author on competition law and maintains deep connections within the international enforcement community. He has been a visiting professor of competition law at Université Catholique de Lille since 2010.
Head of Wilson Sonsini’s European antitrust team, Jindrich Kloub represents clients in high-stakes antitrust investigations, cartel defense, and digital markets regulation matters, providing strategic counsel on navigating enforcement processes across jurisdictions in Europe and Hong Kong. He defends companies facing regulatory scrutiny and helps clients secure remedies in complex antitrust disputes. His expertise covers abuse of dominance, cartels, distribution and licensing agreements, competitor collaborations, and sustainability initiatives, including compliance with EU sustainability regulations.
With deep insight into agency processes and global enforcement dynamics, Jindrich draws on his leadership experience at competition authorities to guide clients through complex regulatory landscapes. Before joining Wilson Sonsini, he served as executive director of operations at the Hong Kong Competition Commission, overseeing the agency’s enforcement strategy and investigations. Prior to 2017, he spent over a decade at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition, where he was a lead attorney on precedent-setting international cartel cases in financial services, including LIBOR and Forex benchmark investigations.
Jindrich is a frequent speaker and author on competition law and maintains deep connections within the international enforcement community. He has been a visiting professor of competition law at Université Catholique de Lille since 2010.
- LL.M., Columbia Law School, 2009
- Doctor of Laws (JUDr.), Charles University School of Law, Prague, 2006
- Master of Laws (Mgr.), Charles University School of Law, Prague, 2003
- State Bar of New York
- Brussels Bar B-List
- LL.M., Columbia Law School, 2009
- Doctor of Laws (JUDr.), Charles University School of Law, Prague, 2006
- Master of Laws (Mgr.), Charles University School of Law, Prague, 2003
- State Bar of New York
- Brussels Bar B-List
Select Matters
- Defending a global technology conglomerate in an investigation by the European Commission.
- Representing a leading communications technology company in an investigation by the European Commission into an alleged anticompetitive conduct by a major tech company.
- Representing a major online search provider before the European Commission and German and French Competition Authorities with respect to potentially anticompetitive conduct by a major tech company.
- Representing a global automotive manufacturer in connection to a Department of Justice criminal investigation and a Hong Kong Competition Commission investigation.
- Advising a biotechnology company in relation to possible anticompetitive conduct by a major biotech company and representing it in engagement with the European Commission.
- Advising a financial services company on issues related to EU digital regulation, including the Digital Markets Act.
- Advising a large food delivery platform on its global M&A strategy and engagement with antitrust regulators globally.
- Representing senior leadership of a non-profit foundation in testimony before Congress on issues relating to antitrust application to sustainability-related issues.
Select Matters
- Defending a global technology conglomerate in an investigation by the European Commission.
- Representing a leading communications technology company in an investigation by the European Commission into an alleged anticompetitive conduct by a major tech company.
- Representing a major online search provider before the European Commission and German and French Competition Authorities with respect to potentially anticompetitive conduct by a major tech company.
- Representing a global automotive manufacturer in connection to a Department of Justice criminal investigation and a Hong Kong Competition Commission investigation.
- Advising a biotechnology company in relation to possible anticompetitive conduct by a major biotech company and representing it in engagement with the European Commission.
- Advising a financial services company on issues related to EU digital regulation, including the Digital Markets Act.
- Advising a large food delivery platform on its global M&A strategy and engagement with antitrust regulators globally.
- Representing senior leadership of a non-profit foundation in testimony before Congress on issues relating to antitrust application to sustainability-related issues.
Select Publications
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Co-author, “European Union: AI Partnerships and DMA Enforcement Top of the Agenda for European Regulators,” Global Competition Review’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Antitrust Review 2026, June 16, 2025
- Co-author, “Cartel Facilitated by a Minority Stake in a Competitor Sanctioned by the European Commission,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, June 5, 2025
- Co-author, “From Telegraphs to Telegram and Other Modern Telephony: Ephemeral Messaging in an Era of Scrutinized Document,” American Bar Association, March 18, 2025
- Co-author, “2025 Environmental and Social Developments,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, February 28, 2025
- Co-author, “Weaponizing Antitrust: An Unsubstantiated Attack Against Climate Initiatives,” Westlaw Today, February 7, 2025
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Co-author, “A View Across the Pond: A Change of Direction for Antitrust Enforcers in the EU and UK?” Wilson Sonsini Alert, February 6, 2025
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Co-author, “2025 Year in Preview: Trends and Key Decisions in Global Cartel Enforcement,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, January 29, 2025
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Co-author, “Antitrust Laws and ESG Shareholder Engagement,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, January 6, 2025
Select Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Global State of Play: Antitrust and AI Series - Part 1: Algorithmic Pricing Litigation and Enforcement Update," Webinar, September 24, 2025
- Table Moderator, "International Competition Network Annual Conference 2025," Edinburgh, United Kingdom, May 9, 2025
Select Publications
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Co-author, “European Union: AI Partnerships and DMA Enforcement Top of the Agenda for European Regulators,” Global Competition Review’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Antitrust Review 2026, June 16, 2025
- Co-author, “Cartel Facilitated by a Minority Stake in a Competitor Sanctioned by the European Commission,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, June 5, 2025
- Co-author, “From Telegraphs to Telegram and Other Modern Telephony: Ephemeral Messaging in an Era of Scrutinized Document,” American Bar Association, March 18, 2025
- Co-author, “2025 Environmental and Social Developments,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, February 28, 2025
- Co-author, “Weaponizing Antitrust: An Unsubstantiated Attack Against Climate Initiatives,” Westlaw Today, February 7, 2025
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Co-author, “A View Across the Pond: A Change of Direction for Antitrust Enforcers in the EU and UK?” Wilson Sonsini Alert, February 6, 2025
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Co-author, “2025 Year in Preview: Trends and Key Decisions in Global Cartel Enforcement,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, January 29, 2025
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Co-author, “Antitrust Laws and ESG Shareholder Engagement,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, January 6, 2025
Select Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Global State of Play: Antitrust and AI Series - Part 1: Algorithmic Pricing Litigation and Enforcement Update," Webinar, September 24, 2025
- Table Moderator, "International Competition Network Annual Conference 2025," Edinburgh, United Kingdom, May 9, 2025
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