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20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England
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Cameron Firth

Work Department
Competition
Position
Cameron is an anti-trust lawyer with over 15 years’ experience practising all aspects of antitrust law in the UK and the EU. Cameron regularly represents a wide range of clients before the UK Competition & Markets Authority and the European Commission, as well as before the English and European Courts.
Cameron advises clients on the full range of antitrust law issues, including:
- obtaining merger control clearances from regulators throughout the world;
- dawn raids and inspections undertaken by the UK and EU regulators;
- investigations (both by regulators and internal) in relation to anti-trust compliance; and
- providing advice and guidance on anti-trust and state aid compliance for both dominant and non-dominant companies.
Cameron has extensive experience of antitrust and regulatory litigation before the English Courts and the European Courts in relation to antitrust and regulatory issues, including cartel damages cases, having represented parties claiming damages as well as parties defending such claims.
Cameron has particular expertise in the application of antitrust law in the retail/consumer sector as well as the application of both antitrust law and IP/regulatory law in the pharmaceutical and media/telecoms/broadcasting sectors.
Cameron has a BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Cambridge and a Masters in European Law from the Institute of European Studies, University of Brussels. Cameron also has experience of working for the regulator, having worked for DG Competition.
Career
Partner 2017
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
(Leading partners)Steered by the ‘experienced’ and ‘incredibly hardworking’ Cameron Firth, Macfarlanes LLP remains strong choice for a diverse range of clients seeking assistance in behavioural and transactional competition matters. The team is particularly strong in the consumer, financial services, media and pharmaceutical sectors, and is regularly engaged by a number of household names. Malcolm Walton, described as ‘an excellent lawyer with a commercial focus‘, regularly deals with the CMA and European Commission in merger cases, while Tom Usher boasts considerable expertise advising on sectoral inquiries relating to financial services, broadcasting markets, extended warranties and pricing issues.
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
(Leading partners)Respected for its activity in the financial, media, pharmaceutical, sports, and automotive sectors, Macfarlanes LLP‘s robust focus ranges from standalone disputes to CMA appeals and class actions. Major EU disputes and CMA appeals in the pharmaceutical sector are both mainstays of Cameron Firth‘s busy practice. Praised for her ‘impeccable’ judgement, Emma Radcliffe advises on dawn raids, investigations, damages litigations, and day-to-day competition compliance. Malcolm Walton is noted for his intellectual property expertise and recent activity in CAT matters concerning stand-alone sports betting disputes. Simon Day‘s focus centres on group actions and individual competition damages claims. Other key figures include Caja Griesenbach, Alex Evans, and Jenny Reeves, all of whom advise on some of the firm’s most significant cases.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Competition litigation London > Dispute resolution
- EU and competition London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Residential property
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Court of protection
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory