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Shearman & Sterling LLP
9 APPOLD STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2AP
England
9 APPOLD STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2AP
England
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James Webber

020 7655 5691 james.webber@shearman.com
Work Department
Antitrust/competition.
Position
Partner
Career
James Webber is a partner in the Antitrust practice in Brussels and London.
He focuses on EU and UK merger control, antitrust, State aid and subsidy control law.
James’s competition practice is focused on merger control, joint ventures, cooperative agreements and antitrust litigation. He also has a significant practice in subsidy control / State aid and is consistently rated as one of Europe’s leading lawyers in this field.
James is listed as one of The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” 2022, the top 100 lawyers in any field selected for excellence within and relevance to the legal profession in the UK.
Memberships
Admissions
- Republic of Ireland
- England and Wales
Education
King’s College London, University of London
PgDip, EC Competition Law, Distinction
Nottingham Law School
PgD Commercial Law and State Aid, Distinction
Nottingham Law School
LPC (Commendation)
University of Birmingham
LL.B (2:1)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
Firm Rankings
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency