James Marshall
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Competition Law
Band 5
About
Provided by James Marshall
Practice Areas
James Marshall advises on all aspects of competition law and foreign direct investment (FDI) screening, with a focus on merger and FDI control, investigations and enforcement, commercial counselling, and abuse of dominance. He has strong experience in the life sciences, energy & infrastructure, digital and technology, financial services, and sports sectors.
James regularly leads cross-border teams to steer clients through both the merger control and FDI aspects of major global deals. Clients turn to James to help them navigate complex global transactions, and to find innovative solutions to antitrust enforcement and counselling matters.
Earlier in his career, James worked with the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), where he helped develop the UK’s antitrust and regulated sector enforcement regimes. He also practiced for several years in the Asia-Pacific region and has experience advising on competition, regulatory, and public policy issues in Asia and the Middle East.
Chambers Review
UK
James Marshall assists clients with merger clearance and foreign direct investment notifications, in addition to abuse of dominance investigations and the competition aspects of distribution matters. He is well equipped to handle multi-jurisdictional mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James Marshall is very problem and client-focused. He provides a great service."
"He understood the needs of the client and was a creative problem solver who presented practical solutions to complex problems."
"James Marshall is super responsive and gets straight to the heart of the issues when providing advice."
"James Marshall is extremely knowledgeable, has excellent judgement and is responsive, effective and efficient."
"James Marshall is very problem and client-focused. He provides a great service."
"He understood the needs of the client and was a creative problem solver who presented practical solutions to complex problems."
"James Marshall is super responsive and gets straight to the heart of the issues when providing advice."
"James Marshall is extremely knowledgeable, has excellent judgement and is responsive, effective and efficient."
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