Mr Omar Shah > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP is highly regarded for its competition litigation prowess across the life sciences, retail, technology, and private equity sectors. The team is regularly entrusted to provide critical defences to antitrust investigations and dawn raids. Practice head Frances Murphy is responsible for major victories in pharmaceutical investigations and cases concerning abuse of dominance and pay for delay disputes. Complex abuse of dominance investigations and high-stakes merger disputes are both regular facets of Omar Shah‘s practice. Leonidas Theodosiou is qualified to practice US, UK, and EU antitrust law, bolstering the team’s cross-border capabilities. Joanna Christoforou  left the firm in May 2024.

Transactional, regulatory and competition work are three key strata running through the life sciences offering at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP. Allison Soilihi co-heads the team and is well-placed to handle corporate life sciences work such as private equity transactions. Merger clearances and licensing mandates are firmly in the wheelhouse of fellow co-head Omar Shah. Paul Ranson‘s practice straddles commercial and regulatory matters, while Frances Murphy is an authority on EU and UK competition matters.