Competition Law
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Band 3
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Provided by Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Please visit the Addleshaw Goddard website to find out more about our work in this area: https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/specialisms/competition-regulation/
Chambers Review
Addleshaw Goddard advises clients on a broad range of competition law matters. The law firm has notable experience in market studies carried out by the CMA and other authorities. In addition it assists clients with obtaining regulatory approval for corporate transactions, including advising on the National Security and Investment Act and merger clearance reviews. Furthermore, the team represents clients in CMA investigations into potential anti-competitive behaviour and disputes related to collective proceedings and damages claims.
Work Highlights
- Addleshaw Goddard advised Allergan on the CMA investigation into competition law breaches regarding the supply of hydrocortisone tablets, as well as the subsequent appeal before the CAT.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Addleshaw Goddard is very comprehensive and collaborates well internally to ensure every angle of a query is considered."
"The team is able to distil complex and sophisticated matters into digestible advice, taking a pragmatic approach whilst remaining clear on the legal position."
"Addleshaw Goddard is excellent at pragmatically and expertly navigating complex issues with a keen industry lens."
"Addleshaw Goddard has a strong team with significant experience and the ability to deal with complicated and nuanced scenarios."
"Responsiveness and a real interest in our business goals are the real hallmarks of Addleshaw Goddard's approach over many years."
"Addleshaw Goddard is very comprehensive and collaborates well internally to ensure every angle of a query is considered."
"The team is able to distil complex and sophisticated matters into digestible advice, taking a pragmatic approach whilst remaining clear on the legal position."
"Addleshaw Goddard is excellent at pragmatically and expertly navigating complex issues with a keen industry lens."
"Addleshaw Goddard has a strong team with significant experience and the ability to deal with complicated and nuanced scenarios."
"Responsiveness and a real interest in our business goals are the real hallmarks of Addleshaw Goddard's approach over many years."
Notable Practitioners
Paul Chaplin offers strong experience representing large corporations in collective actions and damages claims following CMA investigations into anti-competitive behaviour.
"He is clever and knows his stuff."
"He knows how to run the cases."
Rona Bar-Isaac has a broad competition law practice that encompasses advising on merger clearance reviews, market studies and appeals against authority decisions.
"Rona Bar-Isaac is straightforward, clear and concise."
"Rona Bar-Isaac is technically very strong and combines this with a good grasp of real-world issues and the challenges facing individuals working on the front line."
"She just understood it quickly and simply and provided really concise advice. She helped us plot through issues and just filled us with confidence."
"She is always so nice to work with."
"Rona Bar-Isaac is very impressive."
Al Mangan is particularly active in competition law matters in the financial services sector. He assists clients with merger control mandates as well as representing them in competition disputes.
"Al Mangan is very responsive, knowledgeable and confident in his advice."
"Al Mangan provides a very high level of service, combining excellent knowledge of the law with strong commercial awareness and understanding of our business."
"It is always a pleasure to work with Al Mangan."
"I am hugely impressed with Al Mangan. We have finally found a lawyer who understands us!"
"He has a very good grasp of the facts of his cases and is quite pragmatic and sensible. He communicates really well with his clients."