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Provided by Kate Newman
Kate Newman is a Partner in our Competition, EU and Trade team. She has more than 16 years of experience in the competition field and has expertise across a wide spectrum of EU and UK competition law matters including the application of competition law to strategic collaborations, commercial strategies, trade practices and agreements; abuse of dominance; mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; and advising clients who are the subject of investigation by the competition authorities, including cartel investigations and market investigations.
Kate’s experience includes:
•advising one of the main parties in the Competition & Markets Authority's investigation of the energy market;
•advising a global manufacturer in the European Commission’s investigation into the truck sector, one of the largest EU competition investigations to date; and
•advising a consortium on the merger control and other competition issues arising from bidding in Round 3 of the UK offshore Wind Programme.
Provided by Chambers
Kate Newman stands out for her ability to handle complex merger control filings, including phase II notifications. She has further experience representing clients in internal investigations and assisting with competition law compliance mandates. Her expertise is sought by a variety of global and domestic clients in such sectors as retail and consumer goods.
Provided by Chambers
Kate Newman's advice is consistently excellent, and she is a pleasure to work with.
She is very strategic and a strong practitioner.
She provides commercial, practical and applied legal advice. She is very engaging and knowledgeable.
Kate Newman is a superb competition lawyer who is building a great practice.
She is always extremely easy to work with – commercial, responsive, sensible in approach and technically very strong.
Kate Newman's advice is consistently excellent, and she is a pleasure to work with.
She is very strategic and a strong practitioner.
She provides commercial, practical and applied legal advice. She is very engaging and knowledgeable.
Kate Newman is a superb competition lawyer who is building a great practice.
She is always extremely easy to work with – commercial, responsive, sensible in approach and technically very strong.