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Simon Pritchard

UK 2026

Latham & Watkins

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition Law

London (Firms)

12 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Simon Pritchard advises clients on their highest stakes UK, EU, and international competition law matters.

He draws upon more than 25 years’ experience, having served in government on the Office of Fair Trading’s Senior Executive Team and as the UK’s first Senior Director of Mergers, and in private practice in Brussels, London, and Washington, D.C.

Simon now guides market-leading companies on:

- Complex Phase 1 and 2 merger control including parallel EU/UK, US/UK, and other multi-jurisdictional inquiries

- Challenging agency decisions and precedent-setting merger litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal

- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market investigations

- UK cartel inquiries including leniency applications

A recognized thought leader, he has regularly acted as a competition expert to various UK Parliamentary and Whitehall committees, and served as nongovernmental adviser to the Office of Fair Trading and the US Federal Trade Commission. Having helped shape certain foundational aspects of modern UK merger enforcement, he also remains an active participant in periodic efforts to adapt and improve competition policy and procedure in the UK.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Competition Law - London (Firms)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Simon Pritchard stands out for his experience advising technology sector clients on investigations into possible anti-competitive behaviour. He has further notable experience in CMA merger clearance reviews.

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Strengths

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He has a really incredible intellect and a lot of deep knowledge on mergers. That makes him great fun to work with and when you bring his qualities together it means he's creative but very grounded.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
In my view Simon Pritchard is one of the best competition lawyers anywhere. He's level-headed and is great at getting a complex set of facts into a manageable analysis.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Simon Pritchard has the best technical skills of any merger lawyer in the country; no-one is technically stronger than him.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Simon Pritchard is really one of the top contentious merger advisors. He is really smart,
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Simon Pritchard is creative and a helpful problem solver.
Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession