27/06/10

Linklaters announces winner of Economic Analysis Award at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium

Leading international law firm Linklaters is delighted to announce that the College of Europe’s Linklaters Award for economic analysis of European Law has been awarded to Lauren O’Brien. The competition is open to all law students at the Bruges and Natolin campuses, who were invited to submit a paper dealing with a topic related to an economic analysis of European law.

The award, which is a three-month internship at the Linklaters competition practice, was handed over by Thomas Franchoo of the Linklaters Brussels competition practice. Lauren, an Irish law student from the Bruges campus won the Award with her paper titled “Selective distribution of luxury goods and the internet: an economic and legal analysis”.

Linklaters is delighted to be sponsoring the College of Europe’s Economic Analysis Award, since knowledge and learning is central to the work ethos promoted inside the firm. This has taken on prominent shape in the setting up of the Linklaters Law & Business School, which gives every lawyer in the firm a framework for professional development. Several members of the global Linklaters competition group are graduates of the College of Europe, which confirms it is one of the perfect launch pads for a successful legal career.

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