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Provided by Samantha Ward

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Sam is experienced in all forms of commercial litigation with an emphasis on antitrust/competition litigation, regulatory investigations (including cartel investigations) and public/administrative law.

She has advised clients on investigations, enforcement and dawn raids conducted by the European Commission, FCA and CMA. She has had senior secondments to clients and regulators including the former OFT, and as acting GC at a global insurance broker.

In addition, Sam is a core member of the firm's Tech Group and has advised multiple clients on complex data related issues, including supporting clients with cyber crisis management and incident response, ICO investigations/enforcement and systems/controls reviews following a cyber event.

Career

University of Bristol (BA) 2000

University of Oxford (MA) 2001

Joined Clifford Chance 2004

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2006

Partner since 2018

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Chambers Global Guide

Competition Law: Litigation - UK

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Individual Editorial

Samantha Ward enters the rankings this year on the back of an impressive workload and strong feedback. She is an experienced commercial litigator who specialises in competition disputes. She has recently defended major cases relating to alleged cartels and collusion across a broad spectrum of industries including for a number of financial institutions and has additional experience acting for plaintiffs.

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Latest contributions provided by Samantha Ward

Global Practice Guide
Samantha Ward
Bethany Downey
Oliver Carroll
Ben Jasper
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Samantha Ward, Bethany Downey, Oliver Carroll, Ben Jasper
Article • Aug 2025

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