Anthony Maton > Hausfeld & Co LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hausfeld & Co LLP
12 GOUGH SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3DW
England

Work Department

Antitrust/Competition Disputes; Commercial & Financial Services Disputes.

Position

Global Co-Chair

Career

Anthony Maton, 

Anthony Maton, Hausfeld’s Global Co-Chair, established Hausfeld as a go-to practice for cartel and Art 102 litigation and is widely credited for his role in the development of European Competition Damages litigation. The FT Innovative Lawyers Awards nominated him in the ‘Most Innovative Leader’ category in 2021.

With some 30 years litigation experience, Anthony has led some of the largest competition claims brought in Europe including the Marine Hose, Paraffin Wax & Carbon cartels and the Air Cargo litigation for 100+ groups of businesses. He has been instrumental in developing Hausfeld’s collective practice, and is one of the lead partners in the Trains ‘Boundary Fares’ collective and FX Claim UK. He is a skilled negotiator with the ability to formulate innovative settlement strategies. He was an early adopter of third party funding and ATE and has, together with the leading players, put forward innovative litigation funding solutions for blue chip clients.

With his support, Hausfeld has grown into a broader litigation boutique running high-value and complex commercial/financial cases against the world’s largest financial institutions.

For more info, please visit ‘Who we are’ on www.hausfeld.com.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation

(Leading individuals)

Anthony MatonHausfeld & Co LLP

Exhibiting ‘unrivalled strength in depth‘, the ‘incredible team‘ at specialist claimant firm Hausfeld & Co LLP handles the full gamut of European damages claims, with particular emphasis on collective actions before the CAT. Practice head Scott Campbell has longstanding expertise in acting in cartel damage cases, often representing corporates before the CAT; while Anthony Maton has deep knowledge surrounding the private enforcement of damages actions. Nicola Boyle has ‘brilliant intellect’, and primarily focuses on cases concerning collective redress. The ‘extremely competent and imaginative’ Lesley Hannah maintains a tech-focused practice, regularly filing abuse of dominance claims against tech giants before the CAT; and Lucy Rigby frequently represents both consumers and businesses in opt-out claims and large group actions. Tom Bolster has ‘great technical strength’, and is particularly adept at acting for clients in the automotive sector in cartel-related disputes. Anna Morfey departed the practice in November 2022 to join Ashurst.

London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail

Hausfeld & Co LLP  ‘attracts really interesting cases and turns out magic circle quality work‘, acting on high-profile commercial and financial service disputes, with extensive experience particularly in the competition sphere. John McElroy acts as the head of commercial disputes, with significant experience in fraud and energy linked banking disputes. Noted practitioners within the team include Anthony Maton, the ‘brilliantLianne Craig, and the ‘seriously impressive’ Lucy Pert.