Practice Areas
Michael Grenfell specialises in antitrust and competition - offering expert advice on investigations, market studies and merger control - and also consumer protection laws.
In August 2024, Michael joined Clifford Chance, based in London, bringing with him a decade of experience from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). At the CMA, he had overall responsibility for the enforcement of competition and consumer protection laws, and was an Executive Director on the CMA's Board. Prior to his role at the CMA, Michael was an antitrust partner at another law firm, where he provided strategic counsel on a broad spectrum of UK and EU competition, merger control, and regulatory issues.
Career
M.A. (Hons) in history and law, University of Cambridge 1985
Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales 1988
Ph.D in political thought, London School of Economics 1991
Partner, Norton Rose 1998
Executive Director for Enforcement, UK Competition and Markets Authority 2015-2024
Partner, Clifford Chance since 2024