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Macfarlanes LLP
20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England
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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)

Cameron FirthMacfarlanes LLP

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)

Cameron FirthMacfarlanes LLP

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.