On the merger control side, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP continues to see growth in complex clearance mandates, including Phase 2 investigations. The team is also well regarded for its expertise in foreign direct investment and competition investigations, as well as its work on increasingly prominent industry-wide market studies undertaken by the CMA. Practice head Veronica Roberts has extensive experience advising on high-profile competition investigations and merger/FDI clearances in the UK and globally. Stephen Wisking’s broad practice spans merger control, cartels and abuse of dominance cases. Susan Black regularly advises on competition law issues affecting the consumer, transport and financial services sectors. Suzy Campbell brings deep competition law expertise and strong sector-specific knowledge of the highly regulated aviation industry.
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Competition/Antitrust - regulation and trade, Merger control, Antitrust, Competition litigation
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Of Counsel, London

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Suzy is an Of Counsel in the Competition, Regulation and Trade group.

Suzy is a London-based Of Counsel in our Competition, Regulation and Trade practice, advising on the full ambit of UK and EU competition law, including investigations, competition litigation, mergers and strategic behavioural issues across a range of sectors. She has a particular focus on the aviation industry, where she also provides focused regulatory advice. Suzy has spent time on secondment to the legal departments at Marsh & McLennan, Lloyds Banking Group and Virgin Atlantic as well as in our Hong Kong office where she worked on competition law matters in Hong Kong and across Asia-Pacific.

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Key clients

  • Amentum Services
  • Spreadex
  • Hotel Chocolat
  • Meta
  • Sainsbury's
  • Iveco Group
  • Google
  • Virgin Atlantic Airways
  • The Ardonagh Group
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • WH Smith
  • Bellway Homes

Work highlights

Advising Jersey Airtel in connection with the Phase 2 merger review in Jersey relating to its acquisition by Sure.
Advising Spreadex in respect of its completed acquisition of the B2C business of Sporting Index Limited.