Adrian EmchConsultant
- Shanghai Office
- Language：Chinese, English
- Expertise： Antitrust & Competition Law Compliance & Government Regulation Digital Technology and Internet
- Tel：+86 139 1173 1258
- Email：adrian.emch@hylandslaw.com
Basic Profile
Education Background
2004 | Tulane Law School | International and comparative law | LL.M.
2001 | College of Europe | European Union law | LL.M.
2000 | University San Pablo CEU | Spanish law | Law degree
2000 | University Montesqieu IV, Bordeaux | French law | Law degree
Working Experience
2025-present | Hylands Law Firm Shanghai Office | Senior Consultant
2010-2025 | Hogan Lovells | Partner
Before that, Adrian worked at the Beijing, Brussels and Madrid offices of several international law firms.
Professional Qualifications
Spanish lawyer
Professional Background
Adrian Emch is a Senior Counsel, based in Hylands’ Shanghai office. He is a specialist in antitrust and competition law.
Adrian has broad experience in all aspects of competition law, including merger control, multi-jurisdictional merger filings, cartel investigations, and antitrust counselling. In recent years, Adrian has also worked on investigations and counseling in relation to the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
Apart from his work at Hylands, Adrian Emch is a lecturer of competition law at Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School, and used to teach at Peking University’s Law School.
Prior to joining Hylands, Adrian Emch completed an internship with the Directorate-General of Competition (DG COMP) at the European Commission (DG COMP) and worked at international law firms in Brussels, Beijing and Shanghai in the field of competition law.
Adrian is widely recognized as competition law practitioner. For example, he has been listed Band 1 for China competition law by Chambers & Partners since 2016.
Social Activities
Shanghai Jiaotong University | Law School lecturer
Swiss Fulbright Alumni Association | Founding Member
Honors and Awards
Representative Cases
- Antitrust & Competition Law
- Compliance and Government Regulation
- Digital Technology and Internet
- Assist IBM in securing unconditional clearances by the Chinese antitrust authority for the sale of its x86 server business to Lenovo, and the sale of its semiconductor business to GlobalFoundries
- Represent Google in the Chinese merger control procedure for its acquisition of Motorola Mobility
- Provide antitrust assistance to Baowu Group for its investment in the Simandou Mine in Guinea, including securing global merger clearances
- Assist Alstom to obtain unconditional Chinese merger clearance for the multi-billion USD sale of its energy business to General Electric
- Assist several foreign multinational companies in separate abuse of dominance investigation by Chinese antitrust authorities
- Assist a Western multinational in an investigation by the Chinese antitrust authority alleging unlawful exchange of prices between international transport companies
- Assist a Western company in a lawsuit before a Chinese court involving antitrust allegations
- Conduct multiple jurisdictional merger filing analyses and coordinate global merger filings for numerous clients from all over the world
- Represent a Chinese state-owned company in a European Commission investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation related to public procurement procedures
- Advise several Chinese state-owned enterprises on public procurement-related aspects under the Foreign Subidies Regulation
- Advise a Chinese company on the application of the EU Commission's decision under the International Procurement Instrument against medical devices from China
- Assist IBM in securing unconditional clearances by the Chinese antitrust authority for the sale of its x86 server business to Lenovo, and the sale of its semiconductor business to GlobalFoundries
- Represent Google in the Chinese merger control procedure for its acquisition of Motorola Mobility