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Jones Day's London office handles a broad range of competition law matters, including advising clients on obtaining merger clearance approval from the CMA and representing clients in sector studies and investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour before various UK regulatory authorities. Team members offer additional experience in competition litigation matters, often defending high-profile financial sector clients in damages actions. The team has experience acting alongside the firm's other offices in Europe on multinational matters.
Work Highlights
- Jones Day represented Mastercard as a defendant in the damages action arising from the interchange fee litigation.
Strengths
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"The team is good at driving the matter forward."
"The lawyers have excellent technical knowledge, and are concise, commercial and responsive."
"The team is good at driving the matter forward."
"The lawyers have excellent technical knowledge, and are concise, commercial and responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Nicholas Cotter is particularly known for his experience in litigation matters. He has notable experience defending clients in high-profile follow-on damages cases, particularly in the financial services sector.
"He is impressively hands on."
"He's so commercial, understands all the commercial considerations and is a phenomenal litigator."
Mark Jones often advises clients on merger clearance mandates, including acting on CMA phase II investigations. He also has experience representing clients in CMA market inquiries and behavioural investigations.
"Mark has a good understanding of how our business operates and can generally provide clear initial advice which is helpful when working under time pressure."
"Mark is responsive, pragmatic, hands-on and digests quickly the intricacies of bespoke commercial arrangements."
"He is an excellent, pragmatic and personable competition lawyer, we are grateful to have him supporting us."