Competition Law | UK

Burges Salmon is an outstanding Bristol-based firm that is particularly sought after by clients from the energy sector for advice on merger clearance and National Security and Investment Act matters. The law firm represents clients in CMA investigations into alleged bid-rigging. Additionally, its competition team has expertise in subsidy control mandates and competition law compliance mandates.

The Bristol-based team at TLT represents companies, trade associations and government entities in CMA investigations into alleged anti-competitive behaviour. It also assists with merger control and National Security and Investment Act filings. Additionally, its lawyers have experience with distribution questions and the competition aspects of commercial contracts, including pricing and resale agreements.

Mills & Reeve moves up in the rankings following strong feedback from referees and notable work advising on phase II merger control filings. In addition to its strong work in the merger clearance field, the law firm assists clients with internal investigations, leniency applications and competition law compliance issues, including around distribution agreements.

Walker Morris has a broad competition law practice, assisting clients with obtaining competition law clearance for proposed mergers as well as representing them in CMA market studies and investigations into alleged abuses of dominance. The firm also assists clients with subsidy control issues and competition law compliance matters, including around distribution agreements.

A popular choice with clients from the public sector and from the automotive and retail industries, Browne Jacobson offers notable activity in the areas of subsidy control and merger clearance notifications. The law firm additionally assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of commercial agreements.

Eversheds Sutherland is a well-respected law firm with a competition team based in Leeds that has a strong focus on merger control. The team assists clients with distribution-related matters and behavioural investigations.

Osborne Clarke's Bristol office offers clients the full range of competition law matters, often working closely with its other offices. The team advises on merger control filings and behavioural investigations, as well as subsidy control matters. The law firm is particularly active assisting clients with the competition law compliance aspects of commercial agreements.

The Reading-based team of Shoosmiths often advises clients on merger clearance notifications and National Security and Investments Act filings. The law firm has additional experience in behavioural matters and internal investigations, as well as in competition law compliance mandates.