Rona Bar-Isaac > Addleshaw Goddard > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Addleshaw Goddard‘s team advises clients on a spectrum of water-related issues, with particular focus on Ofwat’s new project finance model, the Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC). In addition to financing expertise, the firm supports clients with M&A and regulatory issues. Team leader David Shaw is a project finance specialist and has advised major clients including Anglian Water and United Utilities on DPC projects. He is assisted in such matters by newly promoted partner Philip Dupres. Rona Bar-Isaac is a competition and regulatory specialist, handling contentious and non-contentious matters, including CMA investigations. Associate Joanne Holbrook assists with matters of environmental compliance, regulatory investigations and civil claims.

Addleshaw Goddard has a compact but dedicated competition team in London, supported by the wider firm’s network across the UK and internationally. The team has ‘the bandwidth to deal with all types of competition work’; the ‘technically excellent’ Bruce Kilpatrick  is known for his expertise in merger control. Mark Molyneux  heads the competition litigation practice from Manchester, while Rona Bar-Isaac has a depth of experience in complex market investigations.

Addleshaw Goddard‘s competition disputes practice draws considerable praise from clients, which turn to the team for its capabilities in regulatory appeals and high-stakes proceedings before the CAT and the High Court. Practice chair Mark Molyneux is a ‘superb strategist‘ who regularly handles high-stakes follow-on damages actions in a range of sectors, while the ‘brilliant‘ Bruce Kilpatrick‘s recent engagements include administrative and opt-in collective proceedings before the CAT and the CMA. Rona Bar-Isaac is noted for her ‘calm leadership and excellent judgment‘ in energy sector judicial review challenges. Paul Chaplin, who joined the team from Hogan Lovells International LLP in February 2022, specialises in cross-border group actions.