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Hausfeld & Co LLP
12 GOUGH SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3DW
England
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Tom Bolster

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Work Department

Antitrust/Competition Disputes

Position

Partner, London

Career

Tom Bolster is a competition disputes specialist who represents clients in several competition law claims. His promotion to Partner in 2020 recognised his contributions to building Hausfeld’s automotive practice, the largest of its kind in Europe.

He was one of the lead lawyers and primary client contact in the Air Cargo claims in the High Court, and now in the trucks litigation in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), two of the largest competition damages action brought in Europe to date.

Tom has acted for eight leading automotive manufacturers in pursuing damages claims and negotiations relating to auto-part cartels across multiple European jurisdictions. He has negotiated over 20 settlements in this area over the last decade and has experience taking such claims all the way to trial. Tom also represented several of the major European railway companies in their claim relating to the carbon graphite cartel and acted for claimants in connection with the methionine, feed phosphates and industrial bags cartels.

For more info, please visit ‘Who we are’ on www.hausfeld.com.

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London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation

(Next Generation Partners)

Tom Bolster – Hausfeld & Co LLP

Exhibiting ‘unrivalled strength in depth‘, the ‘incredible team‘ at specialist claimant firm Hausfeld & Co LLP handles the full gamut of European damages claims, with particular emphasis on collective actions before the CAT. Practice head Scott Campbell has longstanding expertise in acting in cartel damage cases, often representing corporates before the CAT; while Anthony Maton has deep knowledge surrounding the private enforcement of damages actions. Nicola Boyle has ‘brilliant intellect’, and primarily focuses on cases concerning collective redress. The ‘extremely competent and imaginative’ Lesley Hannah maintains a tech-focused practice, regularly filing abuse of dominance claims against tech giants before the CAT; and Lucy Rigby frequently represents both consumers and businesses in opt-out claims and large group actions. Tom Bolster has ‘great technical strength’, and is particularly adept at acting for clients in the automotive sector in cartel-related disputes. Anna Morfey departed the practice in November 2022 to join Ashurst.

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