LAWYER PROFILE

Deirdre Taylor

UK 2026

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition Law

London (Firms)

7 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Deirdre’s practice encompasses the full range of antitrust issues, including cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, sector/market investigations, complex UK, EU and global merger control and UK National Security and Investment matters. Deirdre advises clients across a broad range of industries, most recently with a focus on: technology; retail, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and manufacturing.

Career

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Deirdre spent 5 years at the UK competition authority, most recently as Assistant Director of the Cartels and Criminal Enforcement Group. Before that she spent 10 years in private practice in Brussels and London.

Publications

She is assistant editor of “Faull & Nikpay: The EC Law of Competition,” “the best single volume work dealing with EU competition” according to the European Competition Law Review.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Competition Law - London (Firms)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Deirdre Taylor has a broad competition practice, advising clients on CMA investigations, as well as assisting with merger control filings and FDI notifications. She has a number of clients from the TMT sector.

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Strengths

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She has sound judgment, deep knowledge of the relevant law, and a great sense of how issues fit into the bigger picture for our company.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
She is very clever, hardworking and very responsive.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Deirdre Taylor is super smart and hard working. Her previous experience at the CMA was really helpful.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Deirdre Taylor is one of the cleverest, as well as nicest lawyers in the city. Her work product is always of the highest quality and she's also super fast.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Deirdre Taylor is extremely organised, clear and logical. She is quick to understand arguments, and is able to communicate those arguments in the elegant and compelling way needed to win cases.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession