LAWYER PROFILE

Rod Carlton

Global 2026

Freshfields

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition Law

12 years ranked

About

Provided by Freshfields

Practice Areas

As a member of the English and Belgian bars and dividing his time between Brussels and London, Rod acts as strategic adviser to a range of multi-national corporates, financial institutions, global financial investors and governmental bodies. Rod’s work spans the competition and foreign investment aspects of multi-jurisdictional merger control, antitrust enforcement cases, subsidy control, market studies and sector specific economic regulation. He has particular specialisms in the life sciences, tech platforms, financial services, telecoms, media and consumer products sectors.

Career

Qualified at Freshfields in 1992. Partner since 1999.

Professional Memberships

European Competition Lawyers Forum, American Bar Association, Oxford Regulatory Policy Institute.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Competition Law - UK

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Rod Carlton has notable experience in merger clearance and National Security and Investment Act filings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

We like him and trust him. We find him very commercial.
Competition LawChambers Global Guide
Rod Carlton is incredibly pleasant to work with, very responsive and does a good job of hearing where we want to land and getting creative.
Competition LawChambers Global Guide
He is incredibly smart, and is good at describing complex issues succinctly.
Competition LawChambers Global Guide