Natasha Pearman

Natasha is a Partner at Milberg London and is the driving force behind the firm's Competition Litigation practice. She has a particular interest in issues relating to the interplay between competition, consumer protection and data protection law in the context of data dominance and platforms. Before joining Milberg London, she represented clients from a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, construction, financial services, retail and digital.

Natasha developed and led the opt-out consumer collective action – Justin Le Patourel v BT. The first standalone collective action to be successfully certified by the UK’s specialist court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and a key case in the development of the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s collective actions regime.

Natasha is currently instructed on an abuse of dominance claim against Sony PlayStation acting for Alex Neill Class Representative in relation to a claim on behalf of 8.9 million UK consumers for excessive pricing on digital games and in-game content.

Natasha joined Milberg London to build its competition practice with a focus on consumer redress and holding to account companies that have infringed competition law. Natasha has standout expertise in securing litigation funding and after the event insurance for group claims.

Natasha helped set up and is the Treasurer for The Collective Redress Lawyers Association(CORLA, of which Milberg London is a founding member). She is also an advisory board member to Lexverify an AI powered compliance solution.

Trainee Solicitor and Associate, Taylor Wessing LLP, 2007 to 2011; Associate, Pinsent Masons LLP, 2011 to 2016; Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP, 2016 to 2021; Associate Partner, Milberg London LLP, 2021 to present

Treasurer and Committee Member, Collective Redress Lawyers Association (CORLA)