Trevor Soames, the cochair of Howrey‘s worldwide antitrust practice, has announced plans to leave the firm, U.K. publication Legal Week reports. The Brussels-based partner shared the news of his decision via an e-mail sent to his contacts early Thursday.

“I’m obviously sad to be moving on as I have had an enjoyable and successful time at Howrey, and will be sorry to leave the firm–most especially its superb transatlantic antitrust group with whom I have been privileged to work for the last eight years,” Soames said in the e-mail.