Christopher Hutton > Hogan Lovells International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Christopher Hutton
Work Department
Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation
Position
Partner
Career
Praised by clients for his “calm and measured” approach, Christopher Hutton advises clients on all aspects of UK and EU competition law. He represents clients before antitrust authorities in the UK and across Europe, including specialist sectoral regulators.
Christopher has been involved in many leading cases in the UK and Europe. He advises clients on a broad range of contentious antitrust matters, and his contentious practice includes global cartel investigations, regulatory investigations, antitrust damages cases, and judicial reviews. He has advised and assisted clients in numerous precedent-setting cases before the UK courts, including cases involving the most innovative antitrust litigation strategies.
Another focus of Christopher’s practice is helping clients navigate market investigations, sector reviews, and market power inquiries. The outcome of such investigations can have a profound impact on businesses. Christopher works closely with clients, including those subject to some of the largest market investigations, to engage with antitrust authorities and safeguard their commercial interests.
Christopher also advises on transactional matters, including mergers and joint venture arrangements. He advises clients on the impact of competition law on their commercial arrangements, and on the design and implementation of competition compliance programmes.
Bringing his legal knowledge and commercial understanding to clients’ problems, together with his experience within the legal division of the Office of Fair Trading, Christopher helps clients find the best possible outcomes in the most difficult and challenging circumstances.
Languages
English
Memberships
Competition Law Association
Competition Law Forum
Competition Litigation Network
Law Society Competition Section
Law Society of England and Wales
United Kingdom Association for European Law
Education
M.A., University of Cambridge
Postgraduate Diploma in European Law, King’s College London
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
Fielding a strong team that is highly regarded for its ability to cover the full scope of merger control, antitrust investigations and consumer law matters, Hogan Lovells International LLP is praised by clients for providing ‘commercially pragmatic’ advice. The team is consistently engaged by some of the largest multinational companies, supporting such clients on both a domestic and international scale. The practice is spearheaded by Christopher Hutton, who is highly regarded for his financial services sector experience, advising international banks on the full range of competition law matters. The ‘astute, calm and exceptionally knowledgeable’ Angus Coulter is head of the firm’s global telecoms sector practice. Alice Wallace-Wright was promoted to partner in January 2023. Veteran practitioner Susan Bright has left the firm.
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Competition litigation London > Dispute resolution
- EU and competition London > Corporate and commercial
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