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Position
Ronit is a leading silk at the Competition Law Bar. She is at the forefront of heavy weight competition litigation, acting for Claimants and Defendants alike.
In the field of collective claims, Ronit is leading for: MUFG in the FX collective claims and the first ever carriage dispute in the CAT; Mr Le Patourel in a £600 million claim against BT relating to landlines the first ever stand alone claim to be certified in the CAT; Dr Kent & Ms Coll in multi- billion pound claims against Apple and Google for their App Store charges; Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen in a billion pound claim against Meta for its data practices; and Mr Pollack in the £13 billion pound Google Ad Tech claim.
She also has particular expertise in cases at the intersection of competition and IP law and in the pharmaceutical sector, in cases such as Sportradar v BetGenius, Cabo v MGA and acting for Merck in the Pay for Delay litigation (Paroxetine and Lundbeck) and the pharmaceutical company Flynn in Flynn / Pfizer v CMA.
In 2022, Ronit was awarded Competition Law / EU Silk of the Year by Chambers and Partners; she featured for the 2nd time in the Lawyer’s Hot 100; and has been shortlisted for the W@Competition 5* Survey.
Career
Called to the Bar 1999, Middle temple; solicitor Herbert Smith LLP 1998-2005; senior associate in EU and competition department; judicial assistant to Court of Appeal 2002; barrister Monckton Chambers 2006. Publications of note: contributing editor to the seventh edition of Bellamy and Child’s ‘European Community Law of Competition’, and writer of numerous articles on competition law.
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Education
North London Collegiate School; Wadham College, Oxford (1995 BA Jurisprudence; 1997 BCL).
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'David Hockney is particularly impressive, combining tradition with cutting edge commerciality. David is highly organised, commercially astute, and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure client satisfaction. He has a deep understanding of his barristers’ practices and the needs of instructing solicitors.'
- 'Always impressed by John Keegan - lovely to work with, incredibly commercial, hardworking, so personable.'
- 'Chris O'Brien is a very savvy and sophisticated member of the clerks room and a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Monckton Chambers is justifiably viewed as a premier set of chambers and a well-established leader in the field of Competition Law.'
- 'Monckton have led the way in all aspects of competition law. Genuinely impressive set.'
- 'Clerks are really responsive and generally great.'
- 'Monckton is a fantastic set, huge range of barristers, each with their own specialisms and areas of interests.'
- 'Monckton is the top set for competition. The strength-in-depth of counsel in the area is exceptional.'