Trevor Soames

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Trevor Soames is an internationally recognized antitrust and regulatory expert with nearly 40 years’ top level-experience: “one of the finest practitioners in the field worldwide” (Who’s Who Legal). Educated at Cambridge University and the Inns of Court School of Law. Trevor qualified as a Barrister in 1984 (Bencher of the Middle Temple), a Solicitor-Advocate and since 2016 an Avocat au Barreau de Bruxelles with full advocacy rights before the EU Courts. He was also an official at what is now the UK’s Department of Business and Trade advising the Secretary of State and Ministers on competition law.

Trevor has long been recognized by the leading directories and commentators as one of a handful of leading Brussels players: Commercial Dispute Resolution saying that “Soames himself ‘is a samurai’ in his dealings with competition authorities”. Who’s Who Legal has regularly ranked Trevor as a Thought Leader – Competition. Chambers Europe reports that “he’s really decisive,” says one client, noting: “when we need high-level attention and someone who can talk to really senior managers in the business, he is the perfect choice.” Trevor has first chaired many leading cases over the years in areas all aspects of EU and UK antitrust/competition law. These have included mergers, joint ventures, cartels, monopolization (abuse of dominance), state aid and associated litigation including civil damages claims and appeals.