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Mark Sansom

Mark Sansom

Europe 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Mark leads Freshfields’ competition litigation team in London, and is co-head of the firm’s global antitrust litigation group. He specialises in cartel and abuse of dominance competition investigations and particularly in competition damages litigation. He also co-leads Freshfields’ collective and class actions skills group. Mark has represented clients in many of the leading competition damages litigation cases and collective proceedings in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, High Court and appeal courts, including the Merricks v Mastercard and BritNed v ABB cases. He frequently coordinates investigations and litigation globally. Mark has been recognised internationally as a leading antitrust litigator.

Career

Mark joined Freshfields in 1999. He became a partner in 2011 and has led Freshfields’ London competition litigation team since 2017.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Competition Law: Litigation - UK

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Band 1

Individual Editorial

Mark Sansom stands out for his representation of defendants in high-profile follow-on damages claims, including acting on some of the most significant class actions currently before the CAT. He acts as the managing partner of the Freshfields London and Dublin offices.

Strengths

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  • Mark Sansom is a first-class lawyer and highly personable, he's a pleasure to work with.

    Competition Law: LitigationChambers European Guide
  • Mark Sansom has a true depth of experience, he works on a lot of these litigation cases and is able to advise on these types of cases.

    Competition Law: LitigationChambers European Guide
  • He is an outstanding competition lawyer, who is highly knowledgeable, commercially astute and an impressive tactician.

    Competition Law: LitigationChambers European Guide
  • He is intellectually rigorous, extremely courteous and a pleasure to work with.

    Competition Law: LitigationChambers European Guide

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