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Jackie Holland

Jackie Holland

Global 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Jackie Holland’s practice focuses on EU and UK antitrust enforcement, merger control, State aid/subsidies, competition litigation, market investigations, and sectoral regulation.

She represents clients before the Competition and Markets Authority, the European Commission, and sectoral regulators, as well as in litigation in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and the European Court of Justice.

Career

Jackie brings to her client work more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She has particular insight into the working practices of the competition authorities having spent five years in senior positions at the Office of Fair Trading, including Senior Director of the Policy Group and a Phase 1 decision-maker for mergers. She helped to reform the agency’s merger control regime and antitrust procedures, and introduced a Procedural Officer to oversee the agency’s casework.

Jackie joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in 2021.

Professional Memberships

England and Wales, Brussels, and Republic of Ireland.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Competition Law - UK

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jackie Holland moves up in the rankings on the back of her notable activity in obtaining competition law clearance for high-value corporate transactions, and also frequently representing technology sector clients in CMA investigations.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She is always very business oriented, and is able to advise on the spot without showing any pressure. She knows how to read the regulators and knows where to push.

    Competition LawChambers Global Guide
  • Jackie Holland is an excellent lawyer with sound judgment and a strategic business sense.

    Competition LawChambers Global Guide
  • Jackie Holland has a lot of experience, including at the CMA which is invaluable. She is very good on procedural points with the CMA.

    Competition LawChambers Global Guide
  • Jackie Holland is an outstanding lawyer who guided us through the CMA processes with skill and aplomb.

    Competition LawChambers Global Guide

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