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Michele Davis

Michele Davis

UK 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

Provided by Freshfields

UK

Practice Areas

Michele assists clients before EU and UK regulators and courts across all aspects of EU and UK competition law, including merger control and foreign investment, Articles 101/102 and equivalent UK legislation, market/sector investigations and sector specific economic regulation.

Michele co-heads Freshfields’ Global Tech, Media and Telecoms sector group and has particular experience of advising clients on complex M&A and investigations in the digital, telecoms, media, defence and energy sectors. Michele also regularly advises companies and global financial investors across the regulated sectors, including energy and water, on transactions, regulatory investigations and price control appeals. She has extensive experience in advising clients on navigating the UK’s public interest and national security regimes and in managing multiple competition and FDI reviews on multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Career

Qualified at Freshfields in 2006 and became partner in 2017. Based in London, she is also a member of the Brussels bar and has spent time on secondment in Beijing, Brussels and Washington DC.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Competition Law - London (Firms)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Michele Davis moves up in the rankings this year on the back of her experience representing high-profile technology sector clients on market studies and behavioural investigations. She has further experience in the competition law aspects of proposed transactions.

Telecommunications - UK-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Head of department Michele Davis represents major telecoms operators as well as technology companies in M&A transactions. Peers note her for her particular strength in merger control.

Strengths

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  • Michele Davis is extremely sharp and practical. She gets stuff done and is not afraid to try and push the boat out a bit.

    Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Ranked Individuals at Freshfields (118)

London (Firms)

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