UK Guide 2026 : The Regions
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Burges Salmon LLP
Compliance with competition law and merger control regimes has never been more important.
Competition and regulatory authorities use their increased powers to scrutinise and challenge mergers, punish anti-competitive conduct, and reform markets where competition is not working well.
Our top-ranked competition and merger control team provides expert advice on all aspects of competition law, including dawn raids and cartel investigations, abuse of dominance matters, market studies and investigations, compliance matters and competition litigation.
Our team also has considerable experience advising on merger control matters and the UK’s National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) where it has worked on a number of high-profile transactions.
We draw on our experience of working in-house with clients, gaining a detailed understanding of their needs and, importantly, the markets they operate in. We provide tailored advice to meet the specific needs of our clients and deliver practical and commercially-driven solutions.
Where our clients require advice on international matters, we work with our network of preferred firms around the world to support them.
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Burges Salmon is an outstanding Bristol-based firm that is particularly sought after by clients from the energy sector for advice on merger clearance and National Security and Investment Act matters. The law firm represents clients in CMA investigations into alleged bid-rigging. Additionally, its competition team has expertise in subsidy control mandates and competition law compliance mandates.
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Burges Salmon advised ENGIE on the NSIA aspects of its proposed acquisition of Rainbarrow Farm.
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The advice is practical, concise and quick.
The team has deep experience and expertise in dealing with the CMA and is able to listen to industry knowledge when crafting legal argumentation.
For competition law issues, Burges Salmon has been a very good partner.
The advice is always very pragmatic and commercially focused. The lawyers are all very expert.
We would highlight the team's in-depth sector expertise.
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Based in Bristol, Chris Worrall is highly regarded for his work on merger control and NSIA filings. He also advises clients on bid-rigging investigations and the competition law compliance aspects of distribution strategies.
Chris Worrall is a super antitrust lawyer.
Chris Worrall's client management was very good and on point.
He is excellent on competition law.
He is very happy to roll up his sleeves and get down to the nitty-gritty. He is very good at giving instinctive initial advice but always tests it and refines it as we go on.
He has a very calm approach and smooths things over well.
Shachi Nathdwarawala enters the rankings this year on the back of notable activity assisting clients with merger control filings, often involving transactions in the energy sector. She has further experience assisting clients with bid-rigging investigations
She is a really good competition lawyer. She's certainly punching above her weight and is a star of the future.
Her advice is swift and concise.
Shachi Nathdwarawala was very good to work with and very pleasant as well.
Head of Competition Law
Competition Law
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Shachi Nathdwarawala
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