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Addleshaw Goddard LLP

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Addleshaw Goddard LLP

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Competition Law - London (Firms)

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

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.

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Work Highlights

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  • Addleshaw Goddard acted for ParentPay Group and its subsidiary, Education Software Solutions, on a CMA investigation into alleged abuse of dominance.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers excel at handling highly complex matters with expertise and confidence, consistently delivering exceptional advice that is both insightful and practical.

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  • Addleshaw Goddard takes all matters in its stride, however complex the matter, and provides comprehensive but straightforward and business-friendly advice.

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  • The team was always quick to respond and on time, whilst also providing information above and beyond the ask.

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  • The Addleshaw Goddard team is no-nonsense, pragmatic and commercially-minded.

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  • Addleshaw Goddard has outstanding competition law and litigation practices; it has flexible and agile teams who are able to work across all manner of competition and litigation cases.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Paul Chaplin
    Paul Chaplin

    Paul Chaplin

    Paul Chaplin offers strong experience representing large corporations in collective actions and damages claims following CMA investigations into anti-competitive behaviour.

    • Paul Chaplin is strategic and has the ability to think creatively and his dedication to providing exceptional service shines through in every interaction. I would highly recommended him.

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    • Paul Chaplin is excellent and highly experienced, with both an incredible depth and breadth of expertise in class actions and general competition law litigation.

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    • He is extremely well respected in his field and he helped build the team to what it is now.

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  • Rona Bar-Isaac
    Rona Bar-Isaac

    Rona Bar-Isaac

    Rona Bar-Isaac has a broad competition law practice that encompasses advising on merger clearance reviews, internal investigations and market studies.

    • Rona Bar-Isaac excels at handling highly complex matters with expertise and confidence, consistently delivering exceptional advice that is both insightful and practical.

      Competition Law respondentUK

    • Rona Bar-Isaac is an amazing lawyer. She makes complex matters appear simple and straight-forward.

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    • Her very good industry knowledge is what really stands out about her as well as her proactivity. She's very forward thinking.

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    • She is excellent, very pragmatic and very commercial. She can help a leadership team make a good decision quickly.

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    • Rona Bar-Isaac is really intellectually outstanding and very astute; it is good for a client to have her on the team.

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  • Al Mangan
    Al Mangan

    Al Mangan

    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 genuinely one of the most commercial and pragmatic competition lawyers I've ever come across.

      Competition Law respondentUK

    • He has common sense in multiples, is technically very capable and has gone above and beyond.

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    • Al Mangan is is great partner to our business. He has really embedded himself into our operations; he is now our go-to man for new ideas we have as a business.

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