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Timothy R.W. Cowen

Timothy R.W. Cowen

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Tim is independently recognised as one of the leading competition/regulatory lawyers in the EU. He leads the competition law team at Preiskel & Co where his practice covers a full range of competition law and regulatory matters arising across the Tech, Media and Telecoms sector.

He has dealt with almost every type of case in telecoms and competition law – advising on the application of the law and leading transactions and litigation.

Career

Tim Cowen is Chair of the Antitrust Practice at Preiskel & Co and is independently recognised as one of the leading competition/regulatory lawyers in the EU. Tim led BT’s competition law and public policy team for many years. He led the team advocating liberalisation of the EU market and the system of law that promotes competition among telecommunication and technology companies. From a deep understanding of the reasons for the law he now spends about half of his time on policy and the reasons either for reform or reinforcement of the system.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Competition Law - London (Firms)

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial
Timothy Cowen of Preiskel & Co LLP often acts on abuse of dominance investigations in the technology sector. He has further experience in merger control filings and CMA market studies. He also assists with competition compliance issues.

Strengths

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  • He's the most characterful lawyer; he's full of ideas and is incredibly imaginative, which is a real breath of fresh air.

    Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is a fantastic technical lawyer and thinks about the law in a very holistic way.

    Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Timothy Cowen is a passionate partner who is super engaged and responsive. He also has a wealth of industry experience and connections which have served us well.

    Competition LawChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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