Mark Sansom
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Band 1 : Competition Law: Litigation
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About
Provided by Mark Sansom
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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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 leads Freshfields' competition litigation team and is joint head of the firm's global antitrust litigation group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mark Sansom has outstanding experience in defending competition damages claims."
"He's a standout litigator. He is probably one of the top - if not the top - competition litigators."
"Mark is the best competition litigator in the business."
"His judgement is always very sound and his approach is calm, measured and laced with huge experience."
"He has a natural ability at distilling down complex matters to their essence. Mark's vast experience and gravitas lends itself extremely well to dealing with complex matters and is well received by senior stakeholders."
"Mark Sansom has outstanding experience in defending competition damages claims."
"He's a standout litigator. He is probably one of the top - if not the top - competition litigators."
"Mark is the best competition litigator in the business."
"His judgement is always very sound and his approach is calm, measured and laced with huge experience."
"He has a natural ability at distilling down complex matters to their essence. Mark's vast experience and gravitas lends itself extremely well to dealing with complex matters and is well received by senior stakeholders."
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