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Timothy Cowen
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International antitrust/competition practice.
Position
Tim is a partner in Sidley’s London office, where he focuses on EU and UK competition law and EU regulatory law. He has handled competition and regulatory matters for over 20 years from the perspective of external advisor, in-house counsel and international board member for a major international and British business. He formerly served as general counsel for BT’s international businesses, and as chief counsel competition law and public policy for BT Group. Tim is also currently founder of the open computing alliance, an alliance of companies in the information technology sector dealing with issues of common concern. Tim was awarded the title of `Distinguished Visiting Fellow’ at the European Business School in London and is a visiting professor at the City of London Law School and a guest lecturer in law and technology at Imperial College (Tanaka Business School).
Career
Qualified as barrister 1985. Publications of note: ‘Justice Delayed is Justice Denied’, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Nov 2010.
Member
UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (panel member); the Open Computing Alliance (founder); Competition Panel, Confederation of British Industry (past chairman); Competition Panel, International Association of Commercial and Contract Management (past chairman).
Education
Inns of Court School of Law (1985 LLM).
Practice Areas
EU and competition; Information technology; Telecommunications
