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Ruba Noorali

Associate

Ruba Noorali is an associate in the Antitrust practice. Her practice focuses on EU competition law. Ruba also has experience advising on a range of private M&A transactions.

Experience

Representative matters

Antitrust:
  • Cargolux before the European General Court against a Commission decision in the air cargo sector.
  • Cargolux on antitrust related procedural issues arising in the context of the UK follow-on damages claims.
  • A financial institution in ongoing European Commission cartel investigations in the financial sector.
  • Western financial investors on the financing and gas transportation arrangements for Nord Stream II.
  • The Dow Chemical Company in respect of antitrust matters arising from joint ventures.
  • Delek Group on the antitrust aspects of its offer to purchase the entire issued share capital of Ithaca Energy, Inc. (other than shares already owned by Delek Group).
  • Hanjin in the European Commission's liner shipping price signalling investigation.
  • A leading technology company on the capacitors cartel investigation.
Mergers & Acquisitions:
  • Virgin Media on its acquisition of Arqiva Wifi Limited from Arqiva Group.
  • Golar LNG in relation to the development and financing of the Fortuna FLNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea.
  • MFS Africa Limited on its acquisition of Sochitel UK Limited.
  • LANXESS AG on its acquisition of the Clean and Disinfect business of Chemours.

Published Work

  • Co-Author, Case T-180/15 Icap v Commission: The Facilitator Doctrine and Other Cartel Concepts in Hybrid Settlements, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, (February 2018)
  • Co-Author, European Union: Cartels and Leniency, Global Competition Review (The European, Middle Eastern and African Antitrust Review 2018), (August 2017)

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales

Academic

Kaplan Law School LPC

King College London LL.B. (First Class)

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.