Clifford Chance (CC) EU head of public policy Oliver Bretz is set to leave the magic circle firm after 15 years to set up an independent competition law boutique.

Bretz (pictured) will launch his Euclid Law boutique in early 2015. It will operate out of offices in Brussels and London.

Bretz, who is based in Brussels and was formerly CC's global antitrust group managing partner, became head of EU public policy in 2010.