Nicholas Heaton > Hogan Lovells International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Nicholas Heaton
Work Department
Competition Law: Litigation (London (Firms)
Pensions Litigation (UK-wide)
Position
Partner
Career
Nicholas leads the ‘excellent, top-notch’ competition litigation practice in London. His extensive experience litigating before the High Court and the Competition Appeals Tribunal enables him to represent clients in a wide range of industries, from financial and industrial to transport and technology.
Nicholas is a commercial litigator and a recognized leader in the fields of Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Pensions litigation, and professional liability litigation. His depth of experience gives Nicholas a true understanding of the client’s issues.
If you are facing a pensions dispute, then Nicholas is a go-to litigator. Nicholas “regularly features in the headline pensions disputes in any given year” and his experience includes the full range of pension-related proceedings. His cases often result in ground-breaking decisions with far-reaching implications. Nicholas is an active member of the Pensions Litigation Committee of the Association of Pension Lawyers and regularly comments on pension and professional indemnity issues.
Nicholas is described as ‘technically brilliant’ in the field of professional negligence. His legal representation covers lawyers, accountants, pensions professionals, actuaries, and investment managers. Nicholas’ wealth of experience means he can guide clients through any issue they may face.
Nicholas’ involvement at the leading edge of legal developments allows him to keep his clients fully informed. Nicholas and the team have been on the front line addressing the new Consumer Rights Act, working to inform clients of the implications for their businesses.
Don’t just take our word for it. Nicholas’ work is recognized amongst both peers and clients and sees him ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers in the areas of Competition Litigation, Pensions Litigation, and professional liability.
Memberships
Committee Member, London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA)
Committee Member (Pensions Litigation Committee), Association of Pensions Lawyers (APL)
Co-Chair IBA Working Group on Antitrust Litigation
Education
B.Sc., University of Exeter, 1991
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)The pensions team at Hogan Lovells International LLP is recommended for regulatory cases, particularly those that are high-profile. Recent work for the team includes the significant and cross-border Nortel case, wherein the team acted for the Trustee of the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan in a long-running and complex cross-border matter. Angela Dimsdale Gill leads the ‘genuinely first-class team’, which includes the ‘excellent‘ Matthew Bullen and the ‘brilliant‘ Nicholas Heaton. Alongside regulatory work, the practice is also experienced in financial support direction cases, as well as in advising trustees and employers on professional negligence cases, directions and rectifications, and contribution notice proceedings. Counsel Nathan Sherlock is also a name to note within the team.
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
(Leading individuals)The ‘fantastic‘ team at Hogan Lovells International LLP offers clients ‘real strength and depth‘ when advising on the defense from collective and abuse of dominance claims, in addition to standalone damages claims arising from investigations. The ‘stellar‘ Nicholas Heaton and Christopher Hutton jointly co-head the team, while Angus Coulter heads up the firm’s global telecoms sector practice, working on major claims and competition disputes concerning various blue-chip clients. Having been promoted to partner in January 2023, Alice Wallace-Wright maintains a TMT and life sciences-focused practice.
London > Insurance > Professional negligence
(Leading individuals)Hogan Lovells International LLP is instructed by both claimants and defendants in professional negligence cases. The firm handles numerous large and highly complex multi-jurisdictional matters, and is well respected for its expertise in relation to pension schemes. These are a particular area of strength for practice head, Nicholas Heaton. Angela Dimsdale Gill is experienced in acting for both claimants and defendants, and is routinely instructed in matters which with the potential to cause serious reputational damage. Matthew Bullen is experienced in advising clients in relation to claims involving alleged negligent pensions administration services, while counsel Nathan Sherlock handles a range of pension scheme and trust fund disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Leading individuals London > Insurance > Professional negligence
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Pensions: dispute resolution London > Employment
- Competition litigation London > Dispute resolution
- Professional negligence London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Trade finance
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Transport > Rail
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders