Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
UK
1 year ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Damien Geradin
Europe 2026
Ranked in 2 practice areas
About
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Career
Damien Geradin is the founding partner of Geradin Partners. Before founding Geradin Partners, Damien was a partner at Euclid Law, and immediately before that a partner in the Brussels office of Covington & Burling LLP.
Damien has assisted clients in many high-stake European Commission investigations, including some of the most complex abuse of dominance cases with a focus on the tech, media and telecommunications sectors. Damien has also developed expertise on the application of competition rules to the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs), and he is a member of the Commission Expert Group on SEP licensing and valuation.
According to Chambers Global, Mr. Geradin “is well known for his writing”, with commentators describing him as “one of the best antitrust theoreticians around”. Chambers Europe also notes that clients report that he is “very responsive and skilled in abuse of dominance cases” and that he is a “a living legend” regarding his work on EU telecoms mandates. Damien was also recognised by Who’s Who Legal 2018 as a Competition expert.
Damien is a Professor of competition law and economics at Tilburg University and a visiting Professor at University College London. Over the years, he has held visiting Professorships at leading US law schools including Columbia, Harvard, Michigan and Yale. He was also a visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, for 15 years.
To learn more about Damien, visit https://www.geradinpartners.com/team/damien-geradin-competition-lawyer/
Publications
- Damien is the founder and an editor of the Journal of Competition Law & Economics.
- Damien has authored/co-authored over 20 books and 140 book chapters and articles published in journals, such as the Antitrust Law Journal, the European Competition Journal, World Competition, the Common Market Law Review, the European Law Journal, the Journal of Competition law & Economics, the Stanford Technology Law Review, the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, etc.
- Damien has spoken at over 250 conferences on issues of competition law and IP law all over the world.
Chambers Review
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Chambers European Guide
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant - UK
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Damien Geradin enters the rankings on the back of notable activity in high-profile opt-out collective actions before the CAT involving technology sector defendants.
Competition: EU - Belgium
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Damien Geradin stands out for his pioneering expertise in digital market mandates. He acts for an impressive list of telecoms, media and IT sector on claims of abuse of dominance, often representing the claimants. He is active in matters before both the EC and the UK's competition authorities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Damien Geradin is passionate about the subject, a strong believer in his cases, a fierce negotiator, a charismatic leader and a genuine thought leader in his field.
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: ClaimantChambers European GuideHe is someone with extraordinarily detailed knowledge of the practice area.
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: ClaimantChambers European GuideHe is an expert in the competition field.
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: ClaimantChambers European GuideDamien Geradin has very good judgement.
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: ClaimantChambers European GuideHe can combine great commercial insight in terms of where is the market going with the technical side as well.
Competition Law: Private Enforcement: ClaimantChambers European GuideDamien Geradin is excellent. He is very knowledgeable and focused on the legal issues.
Competition: EUChambers European Guide
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Belgium
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Finland
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Netherlands
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