19, Sep 2026
TPB wraps up PHITEX 2026 with over PHP 500 million in sales leads, up more than 20% from 2025
PASAY CITY, Philippines, Sept. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) 2026, the country’s premier government-organized travel trade event, concluded on September 9 at Conrad Manila, with PHP 594,712,138.50 in sales leads. The figure, while still partial, is 20.12 percent higher than the PHP 495.09 million recorded in 2025.
Organized by the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, PHITEX 2026 gathered 102 Philippine sellers, including destination management companies, tour operators, and travel agencies, and 76 foreign buyers from 24 countries.
Eleven (11) countries represented the emerging markets, including Denmark, France, Indonesia, Italy, Macao SAR, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
The remaining buyers represented TPB’s 13 key markets: Australia, Canada, Mainland China, Germany, United Kingdom, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States of America.
TPB Chief Operating Officer Maria Margarita Montemayor Nograles expressed optimism over the sales leads generated and the business connections forged during the event.
“We are delighted with the PHP 506.15 million in sales leads generated through PHITEX 2026,” said Nograles. “While the tourism industry continues to navigate a challenging environment, shaped by global uncertainties and evolving market demands, PHITEX underscores the importance of strengthening industry partnerships and responding to the needs of travelers. We hope these connections will continue to grow into collaborations that bring more visitors to our communities and create sustainable opportunities for our local tourism stakeholders.”
Meanwhile, foreign buyers experienced the country’s rich heritage, scenic coastlines, and diverse culinary offerings through the post-event familiarization tours of PHITEX 2026. The tours included visits to the heritage sites of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, the natural attractions of Palawan, the culinary and cultural offerings of Cebu and Bohol, and the lush landscapes and nature-based experiences of Davao.
“We just don’t promote the product or the destination, but the experience,” said one of the buyers, Jenny Rose Ryall, director of Global Guides Australia. “We tell them stories, our personal stories, our personal experiences, and with that, it’s a lot more convincing because they can see the emotion, and the excitement. It’s always–what they [our clients] say to us–it’s always the people that they love about the Philippines.”
PHITEX 2026 was made possible through its silver sponsors: Cebu Pacific, Destileria Limtuaco & Co., Inc., Philippine Airlines; bronze sponsors: Duty Free Philippines, Kaulayaw, The Travel Club, and 2GO Travel; and community partners: Mactan Cebu International Airport, and Palaweño Brewery.
To know more about PHITEX, visit www.phitex.ph.
ABOUT TPB
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines is an attached agency of the Department of Tourism, mandated to market and promote the country both domestically and internationally as a world-class tourism and MICE destination. This is carried out through strategic partnerships with public and private stakeholders, anchored on travel trade shows and business meetings. For more information, please visit www.tpb.gov.ph.
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19, Sep 2026
GAC Cambodia KD Plant Starts Production, Setting a New Benchmark for Localized Manufacturing
Cambodia, Sept. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On September 17, the inauguration ceremony of GAC Cambodia KD Plant was grandly held in Kampong Chhnang Province. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin attended the ceremony, while Jiang Xiuyun, Deputy General Manager of GAC Group, and Wang Shunsheng, Deputy General Manager of GAC International and President of the Southeast Asia Regional Center, together with the leadership of TH Group, GAC’s strategic partner in Cambodia, witnessed the official launch of the THAM assembly plant for GAC vehicles. This marks a new stage in GAC’s development in Cambodia, transitioning from complete vehicle exports to local manufacturing, and stands as yet another achievement of China-Cambodia economic and trade cooperation.
Prime Minister Hun Manet was present in person to witness this important moment. He noted that the official commencement of the GAC KD Plant is a significant achievement of the Royal Government of Cambodia’s industrial transformation, helping Cambodia upgrade from labor-intensive industries to capital-, advanced-technology- and high-skill-driven sectors, spurring local industrial development, raising the added value of the national economy, and cultivating new sources of economic growth.
From complete vehicle imports to local assembly, GAC has steadily built its presence in Cambodia. The project was fully launched in 2024, and through close collaboration among all parties, the plant completed all preparatory and construction work and officially entered production. Under this local assembly project, TH Group is responsible for plant investment, construction and vehicle assembly, while GAC supplies complete knocked-down (CKD) kits, technical standards and full-chain technical support. With a designed annual capacity of around 10,000 units.
Strong market performance further validates the results of GAC’s deep cultivation. TRUMPCHI has enjoyed explosive growth in Cambodia since 2024, with an average annual compound growth rate of over 300% over the past three years, and ranked first among Chinese automotive brands in Cambodia in 2025, with continuously expanding brand influence.
The production launch of GAC Cambodia KD Plant marks a brand-new starting point for GAC’s deep cultivation in Cambodia. Over the past seven years, from channel development to product rollout, from brand establishment to manufacturing upgrading, GAC has been sharing development opportunities with the Cambodian people through tangible capacity, employment and technology.
For further information about GAC, please visit: https://www.gacgroup.com/en or follow us on social media.
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19, Sep 2026
Qatar Foundation – Wilton Park Dialogue Calls for Global Action to Drive Social Development Through Sport
Three-day UK dialogue emphasizes female empowerment, inclusion, and systemic reform across the Global South.
WEST SUSSEX, England, Sept. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — International leaders spanning government, policy, development, and sport convened at Wilton Park for a three-day dialogue hosted with Qatar Foundation (QF), calling for a global coalition to turn sport’s potential to support social development into practical action.
Held under the theme ‘Sport for Development in the Global South: Advancing Female Empowerment, Inclusion, and Accessibility’, the event focused on removing structural barriers to sporting opportunity for women and girls, building on UN Resolution 59/17, initiated by Qatar with Indonesia and Morocco and co-sponsored by 71 nations. Wilton Park and QF will now jointly develop an actionable roadmap for action in policy, coaching, and infrastructure.
Speaking at the dialogue, Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, urged action that goes beyond basic parity, saying: “The barriers girls face are fundamentally different. “Our approach is to close that gap in practice, not just in principle: involving women in the design of facilities, providing coaching tailored to women’s needs, and building the scientific research base that, too often, doesn’t exist for women’s and girls’ sport.”
His Excellency Dr. Khalilur Rahman, President-Elect of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly, told the dialogue that sport “changes how a girl is seen by her family and community, and how she sees herself”, saying: “A girl who plays on a team learns to lead, to fail and try again in public — and that confidence follows her into the classroom, workplace, and civic life.”
Participants in the dialogue included Olympism365, Special Olympics, Laureus Sport for Good, NBA Africa, FIVB, and Olympic athletes Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Ibtihaj Muhammad.
QF continues to advance inclusive sport, with over 70,000 female participants participating in tailored sporting activities at the Education City Stadium in the past two years, and its Circle In initiative supporting sport-for-development projects in 10 countries.
About Qatar Foundation
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) is a non-profit organization driving education, research, and community development. Founded in 1995, QF operates an interconnected ecosystem at Education City in Doha, Qatar, empowering individuals and driving positive social change. Visit www.qf.org.qa.
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19, Sep 2026
Kaayu Rituals Opens New Conversations Around Preventive Health and Vitality
New Delhi | September 19, 2026
Kaayu Rituals, a UK-based Ayurvedic wellness brand, marked six months of its journey with a wellness event at Shangri-La Eros New Delhi, bringing together healthcare professionals, wellness experts and industry stakeholders for conversations around preventive healthcare, sexual health, fertility, vitality and everyday wellbeing.
Shri Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, also joined the event digitally. He appreciated the initiative undertaken by Kaayu Rituals to promote conversations around preventive wellness and applauded the team for bringing together perspectives from Ayurveda, modern medicine and contemporary wellness.
The event also marked the brand’s next phase, with Kaayu Rituals announcing its expansion into wellness categories including sexual health, fertility, vitality and lung health. The company said the expansion is part of its broader focus on making preventive wellness a more consistent part of everyday life.
Speaking at the event, Preeti Choudhary, Founder and CEO, Kaayu Rituals, said, “Six months ago, Kaayu Rituals was an idea; today, it is a growing community built around a simple belief that wellness should begin before we become unwell. Our expansion into sexual health and lung health marks an important new chapter for us, but more importantly, it reflects our intent to bring greater awareness, openness and responsibility to areas of everyday health that are often overlooked. We believe Ayurveda, modern medicine and traditional knowledge can contribute to a more holistic conversation when the individual remains at the centre. As we grow, our commitment is to quality, safety, transparency and scientific integrity, because we know that trust is not created through a marketing campaign — it is earned, one product, one conversation and one person at a time.”
From traditional knowledge to modern wellness
Founded with the objective of bringing Ayurvedic principles into contemporary everyday life, Kaayu Rituals has built a portfolio spanning inner wellness supplements, Ayurveda-inspired hair care, skin wellness solutions and herbal tea infusions.
The brand’s six-month milestone event included a session titled “Kaayu Rituals: Behind the Brand”, featuring Preeti Choudhary, Founder and CEO; Puneet Mittal, Chief Sales Officer; and Umesh Arora, Head of R&D, COSMOS.
The discussion focused on the brand’s formulation approach, research and development, production processes, quality standards and the development of its product portfolio.
Sexual health enters the wider wellness conversation
A key session at the event, “Sexual Health in India,” brought together Dr. Jagriti and Dr. Abishes Saha to discuss sexual health, fertility, vitality, awareness and preventive care.
The panel highlighted the importance of treating sexual health as part of overall wellbeing and encouraging more informed conversations around subjects that are often approached with hesitation. There are topics that are supposed to be discussed openly and it is the societal responsibility of us all to get into the prevention, which eventually is better than cure.
The discussion reflected Kaayu Rituals’ broader approach of bringing often-overlooked areas of wellness into mainstream conversations around everyday health.
Ayurveda and modern medicine in today’s lifestyle
The second panel, “Ayurveda, Modern Medicine & Today’s Lifestyle,” featured Dr. Tanu and Dr. Akshara Arora.
The discussion examined the relevance of Ayurvedic principles such as balance, routine and prevention in contemporary lifestyles, alongside the role of modern medicine and evidence-based healthcare.
Expanding the wellness portfolio
As Kaayu Rituals enters its next phase, the brand is expanding into categories focused on sexual health, fertility, vitality and lung health.
The company also plans to explore further work across women’s wellness, sexual health and mental health, with an emphasis on awareness, dignity and responsible wellness.
The brand said its expansion will continue to be guided by its focus on quality, research, responsible product development and preventive wellness.
Building wellness into everyday life
The six-month milestone reflects the beginning of Kaayu Rituals’ next phase of growth, with the company looking to build a wider conversation around preventive wellness and conscious living.
Rather than positioning wellness only as a response to health concerns, Kaayu Rituals aims to encourage people to think about everyday choices, healthy routines and preventive practices as part of their approach to wellbeing.
The company said it intends to continue bringing together Ayurvedic knowledge, contemporary research, quality standards and responsible wellness practices as it develops its portfolio and expands its presence.
19, Sep 2026
PM Modi to Distribute 51,000 Appointment Letters at 20th Rozgar Mela; Odisha to Host Events in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 (UDN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates in various Central Government departments on Saturday as part of the 20th Rozgar Mela, with Odisha hosting parallel events in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
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The nationwide recruitment drive will be conducted through video conferencing across 45 locations in the country, where newly appointed employees will receive their appointment letters and participate in induction programmes.
Recruits Across Multiple Ministries
The appointments cover a range of Central Government ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Revenue, Department of Financial Services and the Ministry of Defence, among others.
The programme is aimed at inducting recruits into government service while providing them with an opportunity to interact with the Prime Minister during the nationwide event.
Cuttack Event at Ravenshaw University
In Cuttack, the Rozgar Mela will be held at the Convention Centre on the Ravenshaw University campus.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram will attend the programme as the chief guest and hand over appointment letters to selected recruits.
Bhubaneswar Programme to Include 161 Recruits
The Bhubaneswar event will take place at the Rail Auditorium, where Union Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan will be the chief guest.
A total of 161 newly recruited candidates from different Central Government departments are expected to participate in the programme.
According to the official schedule, the recruits include 41 candidates from AIIMS and the Ministry of Health, 37 from the Railways, 30 from the Department of Posts, 22 from CGST Bhubaneswar and 10 from the Income Tax Department, along with recruits from ESIC, the Central Ground Water Board, CISF, the Ministry of Education, the Defence Accounts Department and other departments.
The Bhubaneswar programme will begin with a short film on the objectives of the Rozgar Mela, followed by the Prime Minister’s virtual address to the newly appointed employees.
The Rozgar Mela is part of the Centre’s ongoing initiative to expedite recruitment across government departments while providing newly selected candidates with a formal induction into public service.
19, Sep 2026
IPL Turns 20 in 2027: BCCI Announces Grand Celebrations, Governing Council Members Re-Elected
Mumbai, Sept. 19 (UDN): The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to complete two decades in 2027, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) planning a series of special programmes to mark the milestone.
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The decision was taken during the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at its headquarters in Mumbai on Friday.
The General Body unanimously approved plans for celebrations commemorating 20 seasons of the IPL, which began in 2008 and has since grown into one of the most prominent franchise cricket competitions in the world.
Dhumal, Majumdar Retain IPL Governing Council Seats
The AGM also saw the re-election of Arun Singh Dhumal and M Khairul Jamal Majumdar to the IPL Governing Council.
Dhumal, who previously served as treasurer of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, has headed the IPL Governing Council since 2022. Majumdar represents the Cricket Association of Mizoram and has been associated with the council as a representative of state associations.
Both were elected unopposed and will continue to be involved in the administration and functioning of the league.
From an Eight-Team Tournament to a Global Cricket Brand
The IPL began on April 18, 2008, with the inaugural match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The opening game produced an instant IPL landmark as KKR batter Brendon McCullum smashed an unbeaten 158 off 73 deliveries, setting the tone for the tournament’s explosive brand of cricket.
Over the years, the competition has expanded in scale, attracting global players while recording substantial growth in viewership, commercial value and international reach.
The league started with eight teams in 2008 and expanded to 10 teams in 2022 with the entry of Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. The current format comprises 74 matches in a season.
Mumbai Indians, CSK Among Most Successful Teams
Across its first 19 editions, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have each secured five IPL titles.
Former captains Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni have also guided their respective franchises to five championships each.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the title three times, while Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have also featured among the champions.
According to the report, Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter the 2027 season as defending champions after securing consecutive titles in 2025 and 2026.
IPL’s Commercial Value Has Grown Sharply
The league’s financial footprint has expanded dramatically since its launch.
The IPL’s original 10-year television rights agreement in 2008 was valued at approximately $1 billion. For the 2023-27 cycle, the BCCI sold the media rights in 2022 for Rs 48,390 crore, equivalent to around $6.2 billion at the time.
The deal significantly elevated the IPL’s position among the world’s major sporting properties in terms of media-rights value per match.
As the league approaches its 20th edition in 2027, the BCCI’s proposed celebrations are set to mark a significant milestone in the tournament’s nearly two-decade journey.
19, Sep 2026
Volkswagen Announces Exciting Track Day Experiences for Customers at CoASTT, Coimbatore
Bengaluru, Sep 19 :Volkswagen India has announced the launch of VWe Track Day, a new experiential platform designed to bring customers and enthusiasts closer to the brand’s performance DNA through immersive driving experiences, driver development activities and community engagement. The inaugural edition will take place on October 10-11, 2026 at CoASTT, Coimbatore, a leading motorsport and driver training facility in India.
Created to celebrate Volkswagen’s legacy of engineering excellence and engaging driving dynamics, Volkswagen Experiences: Track Day offers participants the opportunity to experience their vehicles in a professionally managed environment while enhancing driving skills through expert-led sessions. The platform reflects Volkswagen India’s commitment to creating meaningful customer experiences that extend beyond vehicle ownership and foster a deeper connection with the brand.
The inaugural edition will bring together owners of Volkswagen’s performance-oriented models, including the Golf GTI, Tiguan R-Line, Tayron R-Line, Virtus GT and Taigun GT, alongside automotive enthusiasts, media representatives and Volkswagen leadership. Participants will engage in a range of on-track and off-track activities designed to showcase vehicle capabilities while emphasizing safe and responsible driving practices.
Over the two-day programme, participants will have access to curated driving experiences, including lead-and-follow sessions, autocross challenges, slalom exercises, off-road obstacle courses, go-karting, vehicle handling demonstrations and professional driving instruction. The activities have been designed to cater to varying skill levels, enabling participants to build confidence and better understand vehicle dynamics under expert guidance.
In addition to the track experiences, attendees will participate in technical masterclasses, owner networking sessions and lifestyle activities designed to create meaningful interactions among members of the Volkswagen community. The event will also feature dedicated hospitality areas, family-friendly experiences, interactive brand engagement opportunities and recognition programmes celebrating unique owner stories and achievements.
Volkswagen Experiences: Track Day marks the beginning of a broader experiential initiative aimed at bringing customers closer to the Volkswagen brand through curated driving programmes and exclusive ownership experiences. Through this platform, Volkswagen India seeks to create an ecosystem where customers can engage with the brand beyond traditional ownership touchpoints while celebrating the joy of driving that has long been synonymous with Volkswagen.
19, Sep 2026
ARTPRICE NEWS: A WORLD-BOOK BECOMES A MIRROR FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OpenAI/Astra, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Google Gemini and xAI/Grok are confronted with the same work: a meta-reading experiment turns literary criticism into a comparative laboratory for artificial intelligence.
PARIS, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — What if, in order to understand artificial intelligences, we gave them exactly the same book to read?
That is the experiment now accompanying “Dialogue Between a Thinker and AI”.
After hundreds of hours of dialogue, human thought, archives, questions, and contradictions gave rise to a book whose pen was entrusted to artificial intelligence.
https://www.dialoguebetweenathinkerandai.com/en/
Today, the book also exists materially: its French and English editions are in print. But the experiment does not end with the book. It now turns back toward the artificial intelligences themselves.
We didn’t ask AI to judge the book. We asked AIs to read it — and then to read each other.
The complete corpus is submitted to several major systems:
OpenAI / Astra, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, and xAI / Grok.
They all receive the same object. But do they produce the same reading?
https://www.dialoguebetweenathinkerandai.com/en/meta-reading/
The objective is not to organize a competition between models.
It is precisely the opposite.
The purpose is to observe their convergences, divergences, and blind spots.
Which concepts do they spontaneously identify? Which theses do they consider central? Which passages do they connect? Where do their interpretations diverge?
And above all: what happens when each is subsequently given access to the analyses produced by the others? At that moment, a meta-reading emerges.
AI no longer merely reads the book.
It reads another AI reading the book.
A third system can then analyze that confrontation. Commentary becomes corpus. The corpus becomes new material for analysis.
For centuries, we have used critics to better understand books.
This experiment also proposes the reverse movement:
using a book to better understand those who read it.
The same work thus becomes a kind of cognitive mirror placed before several artificial-intelligence architectures. This mirror does not ask: “Which AI is right?”
What Gemini thought of the analysis produced by Grok.
DeepSeek’s response to the critique by OpenAI Astra.
It asks: “Why don’t they see exactly the same thing?”
The distinction is essential. Because their divergences themselves become information.
This experiment does not delegate human judgment.
It demands more of it. The human remains the one who compares, doubts, contextualizes, and decides.
The machine produces readings. The human also observes the gaps between those readings.
Dialogue Between a Thinker and AI thus becomes simultaneously a book, a corpus, and an open experiment into the plurality of artificial intelligences.
The book was meant to be read by humans.
It now also becomes an object through which humans can watch AIs read.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The meta-reading experiment makes it possible to examine, among other things:
- what Google Gemini observes in the analysis produced by xAI/Grok;
- DeepSeek’s response to the critique produced by OpenAI/Astra;
- the convergences, divergences and blind spots revealed by confronting the different readings.
“We didn’t ask AI to judge the book. We asked AIs to read it — and then to read one another.“
https://www.dialoguebetweenathinkerandai.com/en/meta-reading/
https://www.dialoguebetweenathinkerandai.com/en/
Media Contact : Thierry Ehrmann, ir@artmarket.com
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19, Sep 2026
PM Modi to Distribute Over 51,000 Appointment Letters at 20th Rozgar Mela today
NEW DELHI, September 19, 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited youth joining various Government organisations at the 20th Rozgar Mela on Saturday.
The appointment letters will be handed over at 12:30 PM through video conferencing, following which the Prime Minister will address the newly selected candidates.
The Rozgar Mela is being organised simultaneously at 45 locations across the country, bringing together newly appointed candidates selected for positions in different Ministries and Departments of the Government of India.
Among the major departments where the recruits will take up their assignments are the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Financial Services and Ministry of Defence.
The latest recruitment drive is part of the Government’s continuing initiative to provide employment opportunities to young people and facilitate their entry into public service.
The Rozgar Mela programme has also emerged as a mechanism for bringing recruitment and appointment processes into a common national platform, with selected candidates receiving appointment letters during these events.
The Government has positioned the initiative within its broader focus on expanding employment opportunities for youth and enabling their participation in India’s economic and development activities.
With the latest edition, the cumulative number of young people who will have received appointment letters through Rozgar Melas is expected to reach about 12.75 lakh across various Government departments and organisations.
The recruits will assume responsibilities in a range of administrative and operational roles, depending on their respective departments and appointments.
The participation of multiple Ministries and Government organisations highlights the wide range of employment opportunities available across the public sector.
For the newly selected candidates, the event marks the formal beginning of their careers in Government service, while the Prime Minister’s interaction is intended to underline the role of young professionals in public administration and national development.
The 20th Rozgar Mela thus represents another milestone in the Government’s ongoing recruitment initiative, with thousands of young people set to begin their professional journey in different parts of the country’s public administration system.
18, Sep 2026
Latham Expands Market-Leading Antitrust & Competition Practice with Paris Partner Victor Levy
Arrival further strengthens the firm’s premier Antitrust & Competition Practice in Europe and enhances its unrivalled global platform.
PARIS, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Victor Levy has joined the firm’s Paris office as partner in its Antitrust & Competition Practice. Levy advises on competition law matters, with particular experience in merger control filings before the European Commission, the French Competition Authority, and other competition authorities globally, as well as complex antitrust investigations and follow-on damages claims before competition authorities and Courts.
Levy has extensive experience across sectors including aerospace and defense, consumer goods, and industrials.
“We are thrilled to welcome Victor to the firm,” said Thomas Margenet-Baudry, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Paris. “Our Paris office is a powerhouse in the French market, with exceptional strength across our transactional and regulatory practices. Antitrust and competition is central to that success, an essential component of our market-leading transactional and litigation platforms and a formidable go-to practice. Victor brings deep experience in complex domestic and cross-border antitrust matters for French and international clients that complements our existing strengths and further enhances the sophisticated, integrated advice we provide to clients in France, across Europe, and globally. His arrival reflects our ambition to continue investing in the very best talents and to remain at the forefront of the market for years to come.”
Latham’s Antitrust & Competition Practice is widely recognized as one of the world’s premier antitrust platforms, delivering sophisticated, coordinated advice across the United States, Europe, and Asia. The firm advises and represents clients on many of their most significant and complex global transactions, cartel investigations, and disputes, combining deep antitrust experience with market-leading litigation and trial capabilities. The Paris competition practice, like that of the Brussels office, is ranked Band 1 / Tier 1 in the legal directories. The addition of Levy further strengthens the firm’s European and Paris bench and enhances its ability to guide clients through an increasingly complex and interconnected global competition and regulatory landscape.
“The addition of Victor underscores the continued strength and momentum of our global practice,” said Lawrence Buterman, Global Chair of Latham’s Antitrust & Competition Practice. “Our platform brings together leading antitrust lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia who are increasingly called upon by our clients to lead and coordinate representations on complex transactions and litigation matters spanning multiple jurisdictions. Victor brings outstanding credentials and deep experience that will further strengthen our ability to deliver integrated and global solutions at the highest level.”
“We have known Victor for many years and have long held him in the highest regard,” said Jacques-Philippe Gunther, Antitrust & Competition partner in Paris. “He is definitely one of the best of his generation, and his unique combination of economic and legal expertise makes him a real additional strength to our talented team.”
Paris Antitrust & Competition partner, Adrien Giraud also commented: “Victor brings extensive experience across merger control, foreign investment screening, antitrust investigations, litigation, and State aid. At a time when antitrust and regulatory considerations are playing a critical role in shaping strategic business decisions, his arrival further enhances the breadth and depth of our offering in Paris.”
“I am delighted to join Latham & Watkins in Paris, especially at this critical time when competition authorities are becoming increasingly active and coordinated across jurisdictions. The firm’s global platform and market-leading capabilities provide an exceptional opportunity to help clients navigate their most complex matters,” said Levy. “I look forward to working closely with the teams across practices and geographies to further develop Latham’s antitrust and competition offering.”
Levy joins Latham & Watkins from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. He holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, a Master’s degree in European Business Law from Paris Panthéon-Assas University, and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Paris and New York.
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