UK Guide 2026 : London (Firms)
Ranked Individuals
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Hogan Lovells has a broad competition law practice that includes advising clients on merger notifications to the CMA and representing them in investigations into alleged breaches of competition law. The law firm is also active in competition litigation matters, representing defendants in follow-on damages claims and collective actions. Several new hires have enhanced the firm's ability to handle plaintiff side cases.
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Hogan Lovells advised Cardano on merger control and FDI issues in relation to the sale of the whole company to Mercer.
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Hogan Lovells takes the effort to understand the business and then navigates novel legal issues with creative and strategic solutions.
Hogan Lovells is distinguished by its expertise, strategic thinking and effective client handling.
The firm's partners are extremely high quality. They are really impressive analytically and a pleasure to work with. They see the points instantly
Hogan Lovells works extremely well as a team. It provides timely advice and well-thought out recommendations on technical matters.
The team was agile and adapted well to focusing on emerging issues and challenges, often a short notice.
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Edward Coulson possesses a noteworthy reputation for acting both on behalf of plaintiffs in damages claims arising from cartel activities and in defending clients in damages actions before the UK High Court. He also has particular experience on the defence side of stand-alone actions. He joined Hogan Lovells in early 2025.
Edward Coulson is an excellent strategist and has great instincts for litigation. He also has an excellent capacity for identifying the things which matter and then focusing on them.
Ed Coulson is an outstanding lawyer, who is very responsive and easy to work with.
He is a very clever and sophisticated operator with a great client manner.
Christopher Hutton represents clients in litigation concerning potential abuses of dominance or cartel involvement, as well as in subsequent damages claims. He frequently acts for clients from the financial sector and additionally advises on market reviews and antitrust investigations.
Christopher Hutton has wonderful client handling skills; he has a deft touch with clients. He manages to put everyone’s mind at ease with soothing words.
Christopher Hutton is very easy to work with, highly personable, calm and strategic
Christopher Hutton is an excellent lawyer who has provided great support to our business. He is well valued not only by the legal team but also by the senior executives.
He is clearly an expert in competition law and has huge amounts of experience of dealing with the CMA.
Angus Coulter advises clients on merger clearance reviews, often acting for clients in the TMT sector. In addition, he assists clients with competition compliance issues.
Angus Coulter always balanced the need for clear consideration of competition law issues against the commercial needs and provided suitably to-the-point advice.
He is very responsive and has a high level of technical and commercial awareness.
Angus Coulter is an excellent lawyer who builds strong client relationships.
Andrew Leitch enters the rankings this year on the back of handling high-profile, high-stakes litigation concerning price fixing cartels, as well as cases of abuse of dominant market positions. His expertise representing financial and technology clients is notable.
Andrew Leitch is an outstanding lawyer who is very smart and commercial. He also has a very good grasp of the details and easy to work with.
He is excellent, very punchy but easy to work with. He fights the client's corner the entire way
Andrew Leitch is very personable, puts a lot of time and energy into cases and is very much on top of all the issues. There is no doubt that he's one of the up and comers.
Competition Law
Competition Law: Litigation
Competition Law: Litigation
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
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