Band 5
Provided by Omar Shah
Omar Shah represents clients in complex global merger control transactions and cartel investigations as well as antitrust litigation and investigations, particularly those involving the intersection of competition law with intellectual property as well as media/communications, pharmaceutical, transport, financial services, and data privacy regulations. Omar represents clients before UK, EU, and other competition authorities, courts, and tribunals and in commercial and regulatory litigation proceedings, including judicial reviews. Chambers UK has described him as a “smart and outstanding lawyer who is a true global player" as well as a “charming and effective partner who instantly wins the client's confidence and respect."
Past Chair, Law Society Competition Section Committee
England & Wales (Solicitor)
Belgium (Advocaat bij de Balie te Brussel)
BPP Law School
LPC
1997
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
D.E.S., Wiener Anspach Foundation scholar
1996
Oxford University
BA (Worcester College)
1995
Ranked, Competition Law
Chambers UK
2025
Ranked, Competition Law, UK
Chambers Global
2025
Recognized, Competition Law, London
The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
2022
Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Competition Litigation
The Legal 500 UK
2025
Recommended, Industry Focus: Life Sciences and Healthcare
The Legal 500 UK
2025
Recommended, Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
The Legal 500 UK
2024
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Competition
Law360
2021
Recognized, Global Competition
Global Competition Review's Who's Who Legal
2020
Recognized
S News & World Report and Best Lawyers 2017 Practice Group of the Year for Antitrust Law
2017
Ranked, UK: Competition/European Law
Chambers Global
2017
Provided by Chambers
Omar Shah of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius advises clients on merger clearance fillings and FDI notifications. He has additional experience in behavioural investigations, appeals against authority decisions and distribution matters.
Provided by Chambers
He is very much aware of the commercial needs and expectations of the client.
He is highly knowledgeable and experienced.
He is very much aware of the commercial needs and expectations of the client.
He is highly knowledgeable and experienced.
1 item provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Lewis Advising Yandex on $1B Acquisition of Interests in Businesses from Uber
Morgan Lewis is advising Yandex on the restructuring of the ownership of its MLU and Self-Driving joint ventures with Uber, which will see Yandex own 100% of the Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex.Delivery and Self-Driving businesses, for consideration of $1.0 billion in cash.
Morgan Lewis Advising Yandex on $1B Acquisition of Interests in Businesses from Uber
Morgan Lewis is advising Yandex on the restructuring of the ownership of its MLU and Self-Driving joint ventures with Uber, which will see Yandex own 100% of the Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex.Delivery and Self-Driving businesses, for consideration of $1.0 billion in cash.
Provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)
Health and Life Sciences
Retail and Consumer
Transport
Financial Services
