Associate Antitrust Counsel

Bloomberg•New York, NY

5d•$145,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

Bloomberg’s Legal Department plays a critical role in supporting our businesses and operations around the world. We move quickly and thoughtfully to help address a variety of complex legal issues that arise across the Company’s various businesses. Our team is made up of talented and hardworking professionals who think creatively and work collaboratively in an open environment to deliver results, drive innovation, and solve difficult problems. We also recognize the value of diversity and inclusion in cultivating a supportive workplace and the importance of giving back to our communities, as evidenced by our award-winning in-house pro bono program. The Global Antitrust and Competition team provides legal advice for all of Bloomberg's businesses globally, including the Bloomberg Terminal, Enterprise Products, Enterprise Data, News & Media, and Bloomberg's regulated entities. Bloomberg has regulated activities that include regulated trading venues (e.g., UK Multilateral Trading Facility, Dutch Multilateral Trading Facility, US Swap Execution Facility), MIFID II benchmark activities, a US Broker-Dealer, and other regulated offerings globally. You would be a member of the Global Antitrust and Competition Team, based in New York. This is a great opportunity for you to join the team, responsible for advising on a wide range of competition-related legal issues. These issues may relate to any of our dynamic businesses—including financial data and other information, research, analytics, electronic trading systems for securities and derivatives, information security, and enterprise risk—across all jurisdictions where we do business. You will work collaboratively as part of the Antitrust & Competition Team to advise globally on substantive competition law issues. You also will work with the Compliance team to partner on process and control reviews and the monitoring of materials consistent with existing Antitrust guidelines. You will liaise regularly with senior business people, other legal counsel, our Negotiations and Compliance teams, and other support functions globally.

Requirements

At least two full years of experience practicing as an antitrust/competition lawyer at a top firm (or equivalent experience) with a working understanding of both US and UK/EU-style competition regimes.
A keen interest in growing competition law expertise
Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
Proven ability to thrive in a lively, diverse, collaborative, open-plan environment

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with European financial regulatory landscape
Familiarity with using AI to develop tools that enhance the delivery of practicable, high quality, legal advice
Familiarity with internal control frameworks

Responsibilities

Develop an advanced understanding of the Company’s antitrust/competition risks on a global basis, including a working understanding of US/UK/EU and other Financial Regulations that will be relevant to Competition issues
Keep apprised of changes to the regulatory and legal enforcement environment that are relevant to antitrust/competition risks.
Identify potential issues and work with internal and external counsel to ensure appropriate approach to assessing and mitigating potential risks across our global businesses
Assist with inquiries from and consultations by Competition Law agencies
Assist with compliance efforts, including coordination and training, monitoring of documents in relation to antitrust guidelines etc.
Develop and lead training and awareness efforts, both live and digital
Assist with identifying enhancement to ongoing compliance efforts, whether through routine issue identification or otherwise. Work to advise/implement such control improvements.