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Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP
CITYPOINT
1 ROPEMAKER STREET
LONDON
EC2Y 9AW
England

Work Department

Competition Litigation

Position

Michelle Clark is a partner in Willkie’s Antitrust & Competition and Litigation practices in London. Her areas of practice include competition litigation, UK and EU regulatory investigations and GDPR/Data Protection Act 2018 compliance and litigation.

Michelle is recognised in the market as a leading competition lawyer with particular experience in competition litigation. Acting for both claimants and defendants, she regularly coordinates multi-jurisdictional litigation with a particular focus on collective actions, cartel damages and abuse of dominance claims, often involving intellectual property and FRAND issues. Her experience includes litigating in the English High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. Michelle also advises clients in relation to competition investigations, both infringement proceedings and market sector inquiries, and consequential appeals and judicial reviews following decisions of competition and regulatory authorities. Michelle’s vast experience spans multiple industries, with a particular focus on the financial services, automotive, retail, sports, media, pharmaceutical and technology sectors. Michelle also provides strategic and general competition counselling advice.

Education

King’s College London, EU Competition Law Masters, 2017; Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (England & Wales) , 2016; University of Glasgow Graduate School of Law, Diploma in Legal Practice, 2007; University of Glasgow, LLB (Hons), 2006

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation

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Michelle Clark – Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP

The ‘dynamic‘ practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP exhibits broad expertise across a number of sectors, including automotive, financial services, and technology. Practice head Boris Bronfentrinker utilises his ‘razor-sharp instinct’ when defending clients in European Commission investigations, in addition to internal investigations. ‘Truly bright spark’ Elaine Whiteford primarily focuses on assisting with follow-on damages issues, and challenging regulatory decisions. Nicola Chesaites handles a number of collective actions for both claimants and defendants, having a great deal of experience in litigating before the EU General Court; whilst Michelle Clark has deep knowledge surrounding abuse of dominance claims.