Slaughter and May has particular strength in follow-on damages claims and standalone private enforcement actions before the CAT and High Court. The team continues to advise on several of the most significant matters in the UK market, including multi-billion-pound claims relating to the trucks cartel, foreign exchange manipulation, and LIBOR. Claire Jeffs and Bertrand Louveaux, who divide their time between London and Brussels, serve as co-heads of competition. Richard Swallow leads the disputes and investigations group, while Camilla Sanger continues to head some of the most high-profile class actions and competition proceedings. Tim Blanchard brings extensive experience across both contentious and non-contentious competition law. Elizabeth Jordan and Holly Ware are also key members of the practice.
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Key clients
- Vodafone
- JPMorgan Chase
- First MTR South Western Trains Limited
- MAN
- Volkswagen AG
- Louis Dreyfus Company Brasil SA
- Deutsche Bank
- United Utilities Water Limited a
- Motorola Solutions
- Northern Powergrid
- The Premier League
Work highlights
Advising Google on its successful appeal against the European Commission’s AdSense infringement decision.
Advising Vodafone Limited and Vodafone Group PLC in its defence to a proposed opt-out collective proceedings claim.
Advising JPMorgan Chase Bank in relation to both the High Court litigation and competing collective proceedings brought in the CAT arising out of the global forex investigations.
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Practice head
Richard Swallow; Claire Jeffs; Bertrand Louveaux
Other key lawyers
Camilla Sanger; Damian Taylor; Holly Ware; Ewan Brown; Elizabeth Jordan; Tim Blanchard; Olga Ladrowska; Nick Ames; James Lawrence; Tahlia Brysha-Pullen