As part of our litigation practice, we represent plaintiffs and defendants in unfair
competition litigation in state and federal courts.
At the time of leaving Herbert Smith in 2005, she was a senior associate in their EU, Competition and Regulation department where she advised commercial clients on all aspects of EU and UK competition law with a particular emphasis
on competition litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, private enforcement actions for damages and regulatory investigations by the UK and EU authorities into cartels (including leniency applications) and abuse of dominant position.
Monckton Chambers and Des Voeux Chambers held a joint symposium on 13th September entitled «Mind The Gap: Valuable lessons from the EU and UK
for Competition Litigation in Hong Kong» featuring Tim Ward QC, Philip Moser QC, Paul Harris QC, and George Peretz QC from Monckton and Catrina Lam, John Hui, Connie Lee, Kelvin Kwok, Jonathan -LSB-...]
Paul continues to act on cases that are at the forefront of developments in the burgeoning field of competition damages claims, including two of the most significant
UK competition litigation cases of the last 10 years; the National Grid (Gas Insulated Switchgear) and Air Cargo damages claims.
Robert also talks Lawyer Monthly through his low - key but outstanding thought leadership in the Canadian
competition litigation sphere, touching on the works of the firm and the successes each client has witnessed, both in terms of the objective, and timely and cost effective service.
The International Trade Group also works closely with the Intellectual Property Group, bringing together patents, trade secrets and unfair
competition litigation experience with the talents of our deep bench of litigators to assist clients with their international trade disputes, including Section 337.
Andreas» practice focuses on European competition law spanning merger control and joint venture cases, antitrust compliance and investigations of anti-competitive behaviour, as well as
competition litigation before the EU courts.
He has represented clients, both as claimants and defendants, in leading and high profile cases in both the English High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal, as well as coordinating
competition litigation claims in other jurisdictions globally.
As a result, expert,
commercial competition litigation advice and representation are increasingly important for companies, not only as defendants but also when they wish to use private litigation as a means of redress.
Litigation Administrative and Public Law Antitrust /
Competition Litigation Arbitration and Mediation Asset Tracking / Recovery Banking and Finance Litigation Corporate and Commercial Litigation Corporate Fraud Litigation Cross Border Litigation Insurance Disputes Intellectual Property Litigation Media Disputes Product Liability Public Law Litigation Real Estate Litigation Regulatory Litigation Restructuring and Insolvency
In addition to
standard competition litigation in the CAT or High Court we have also represented parties in Market Inquiries by the former Competition Commission, now the CMA.
As for litigation strategy more generally, depending on which jurisdictional framework the UK ends up embracing, there may be significant value in re-considering the torpedoes and injunctions which we have seen submerged in
EU competition litigation in recent years.
Represented clients in
competition litigation across various industries, including transportation, manufacturing, retail, banking and finance, and health care.
Our London
based competition litigation partner, Boris Bronfentrinker, was recognized by Global Competition Review as one of the top 40 under 40 competition lawyers globally in 2015, and The Lawyer identified Boris as one of the «Hot 100» lawyers in the UK in 2016.
Paul writes regularly in legal and competition journals (including writing GCR's UK Private Enforcement Knowhow publication) and often participates in conferences / seminars
concerning competition litigation.
Torys has one of Canada's
leading competition litigation practices, with our litigators appearing frequently before courts of all levels, including provincial courts, the Supreme Court of Canada and before the Competition Tribunal.
Few firms claim to match the depth of Freshfields» merger control, antitrust investigations and
competition litigation practices — let alone all three combined.
Ms. Vernon was ranked by Legal 500 UK 2018 as a recommended individual
for Competition Litigation, by Chambers Europe in 2017 for Competition / European Law, and has been selected by Who's Who Legal in both 2017 and 2018 as among the world's leading plaintiff's lawyers.
Who's Who Legal named Boris as one of their inaugural Thought Leaders — Competition 2018, placing him among the very best in the world in the area
of competition litigation, as judged by his peers, corporate counsel and market sources.
He has broad antitrust, dealer termination and unfair
competition litigation experience, and he advises manufacturing clients on substantive antitrust and distribution matters, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in international distribution networks.
He has extensive experience of antitrust /
competition litigation claims, with a particular focus on claims for damages and injunctive relief before the English High Court arising out of anti-competitive conduct.
Recent legislative and judicial developments have led to an increased focus
on competition litigation, not only in the U.S., but across Europe and other parts of the globe where criminal sanctions are now being introduced.
His practice includes patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets and
unfair competition litigation in jury and non-jury cases; international intellectual property, litigation and counseling; and licensing.
Sir Nicholas will help reinforce our strength in
competition litigation in Luxembourg and London, as well as support our clients on a broad range of EU law questions.»
We also act as local counsel for out - of - state plaintiffs and defendants involved in unfair
competition litigation in federal and state courts in Texas.
As an IP and business litigation law firm, our unfair
competition litigation attorneys can assist with advising on unfair competition litigation legal issues.
His practice covers a broad spectrum of contentious and non-contentious work, including commercial and
competition litigation, international arbitration, public law and regulatory advice.
Tom is a commercial litigator noted as a leading practitioner in public law and
competition litigation.
He has authored or co-authored the Finland chapters of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cartels & Leniency 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011,
Competition Litigation 2017 and 2018 and Merger Control 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, published by Global Legal Group Ltd..
Whilst our work in
competition litigation has tended to be for Claimants we have acted in landmark litigation in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in disputes with the domestic Regulator, the former Office of Fair Trading, now the Competition and Markets Authority.
He specialises in
competition litigation, antitrust damages and other complex commercial litigation.
Toni frequently lectures at legal seminars on topics related to antitrust damages and
competition litigation.