Competition Law
Europe Guide 2024 : UK
Band 1
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Slaughter and May stands out for its ability to handle high-profile merger clearance mandates, assisting clients with phase I and II reviews before the CMA, as well as acting on highly contentious merger filings that involve disputes around jurisdictional issues. The law firm also offers notable experience in foreign direct investment filings and coordinates wider global regulatory approvals with counsel based in relevant jurisdictions. The team handles behavioural and market investigations for major clients, and also boasts notable experience acting on abuse of dominance investigations and standalone claims brought in the UK courts. It enjoys a market-leading caseload of follow-on damages and collective proceedings, defending claims filed against various international clients. It also maintains a strong state aid practice, often assisting the providers of the subsidy.
Work Highlights
- Slaughter and May represented Google in the CMA's investigations into the online advertising technology sector and into a cooperation agreement between Google and Meta.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The depth of experience and individual brilliance of the lawyers sets them apart."
"We appreciate the team's ability to deal with complex and, in some cases, politically sensitive matters."
"The client service and execution is unparalleled."
"It is a very good organisation with nice, calm people. I like this atmosphere."
"The team is able to rapidly understand and analyse our business and apply its detailed legal and regulatory knowledge to assist us in engaging effectively with the CMA."
"The depth of experience and individual brilliance of the lawyers sets them apart."
"We appreciate the team's ability to deal with complex and, in some cases, politically sensitive matters."
"The client service and execution is unparalleled."
"It is a very good organisation with nice, calm people. I like this atmosphere."
"The team is able to rapidly understand and analyse our business and apply its detailed legal and regulatory knowledge to assist us in engaging effectively with the CMA."
Notable Practitioners
Bertrand Louveaux offers noteworthy strength in phase I and II merger clearance reviews before the CMA and in foreign direct investment filings. He co-chairs the firm's competition group.
"He is simply excellent."
"He is an outstanding competition lawyer who makes complex legal and economic issues easy to understand, with excellent levels of client service."
Claire Jeffs has a strong reputation for acting on phase I and II merger clearance investigations before the CMA, assisting clients from the construction, energy and telecommunications sectors. She co-chairs the firm's competition group and offers additional experience in appeals against competition law decisions before the General Court of the European Union.
"She has a very good sense of the timing, which is key in difficult cases."
"Claire Jeffs is excellent."
Camilla Sanger moves up in the rankings on the back of her impressive work defending clients in high-profile cartel follow-on damages cases, including representing them in class action proceedings. She also has experience acting for claimants.
"Camilla Sanger has really impressed me in my case."
Isabel Taylor has notable experience assisting high-profile technology sector clients with CMA investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. In addition she has notable experience in state aid matters, representing public sector clients in subsidy control mandates.
"She is a very energetic, imaginative lawyer."
"She knows the territory extremely well."
Elizabeth Jordan assists both claimants and defendants with competition litigation cases, including acting on collective actions.
Lisa Wright advises clients on merger clearance and foreign direct investment filings.
William Turtle has a particular focus on assisting clients with merger control filings.
"He is the total package of being incredibly smart, very well mannered and with strong strategic sense."