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Ricky Versteeg

Ricky Versteeg

Europe 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Ricky is a partner in Freshfields’ London office where he advises clients on their most significant disputes. He co-ordinates the multi-jurisdictional defence of competition litigation in England and around Europe, and guides clients through investigations by competition and sectoral regulators.

Ricky’s background in economics allows him to work seamlessly and effectively with economic and other experts. He also has a deep understanding of the UK and European legislation concerning antitrust litigation, having participated in the key law reform processes over recent years and currently acting on the groundbreaking Merricks v Mastercard and Trucks litigations concerning, amongst other novel issues, UK antitrust class actions.

Ricky also has an active pro bono practice, acting for the claimant on a recent landmark human rights case.

Publications

‘Collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal: taking stock and looking ahead’ (Competition Law Journal, Volume 18: Issue 3).

Personal

Ricky holds a First Class LLM from the University of Cambridge, together with an LLB (Hons, First Class) and a BCom (Economics) from Victoria University of Wellington.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Competition Law: Litigation - UK

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Ricky Versteeg is an increasingly prominent lawyer who assists household names from the finance and automotive industries with follow-on damages claims and opt-out collective actions before the CAT. He moves up in the rankings on the back of positive comments from market sources.

Strengths

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  • Ricky Versteeg is very strong and doing good work in this area.

    Competition Law: LitigationChambers European Guide
  • He is very bright.

    Competition Law: LitigationChambers European Guide

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