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About
Provided by Max Schaefer
Practice Areas
Max has been instructed in some of the most significant commercial and competition disputes of recent years, often involving complex financial or economic issues. Current and recent instructions in those fields include acting for Hewlett-Packard group companies in their successful fraud claims against former executives of Autonomy; for Asda and other high-street retailers in their successful competition claims against MasterCard; for leading football agencies in their successful challenge to attempts by FIFA and the Football Association to cap their fees; and for defendants in competition damages claims including FX, Occupant Safety Systems and Trucks.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Max Schaefer acts for claimants on allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. He has further experience advising on follow-on damages litigation and appeals against CMA decisions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Max has a tremendous ability to pick the points that are in issue and to capture the imagination to drive that point. He is very strong on evidence and building a story to drive a case."
"Max is cerebral and thorough, and displays excellent capability in cross-examination."
"Max is very intelligent and very numerate. He makes complex financial information digestible for judges."
"He is extremely bright and very pleasant to work with."
"Max is a complete joy to work with. He consistently and flawlessly delivers superior work product and advice on the most complex points possible, and is a wonderful team player."
"Max has a tremendous ability to pick the points that are in issue and to capture the imagination to drive that point. He is very strong on evidence and building a story to drive a case."
"Max is cerebral and thorough, and displays excellent capability in cross-examination."
"Max is very intelligent and very numerate. He makes complex financial information digestible for judges."
"He is extremely bright and very pleasant to work with."
"Max is a complete joy to work with. He consistently and flawlessly delivers superior work product and advice on the most complex points possible, and is a wonderful team player."
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