Led by Martin Davies, Latham & Watkins is recognised as a litigation powerhouse in London, with a high-profile competition litigation practice acting for leading global corporates on complex, business-critical matters. The team represents clients before the Courts of England and Wales, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), the European Courts in Luxembourg, and in investigations before the CMA and European Commission. Simon Pritchard, Jonathan Parker and Greg Bonné are key figures, each bringing senior experience from UK government agencies or the CMA, providing the firm with distinctive regulatory insight.
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Testimonials
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‘An excellent and growing team, particularly on contentious merger issues.’
‘Martin Davies stands out as a superb lawyer as well as a man of huge charm.'
- 'Simon Pritchard is outstanding on merger work.'
- 'Hayley Pizzey is a terrific and dedicated litigator with a real grasp of the detail.'
- 'Greg Bonne and David Little bring very useful inside experience from the regulator's perspective.’
‘The L&W team are outstanding litigators - they are responsive, strategic and phenomenally hardworking.'
Work highlights
Representing a multinational bank in relation to a commercial court group action and one opt-out class action in the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT).
Acting for Microsoft in connection with the market investigation by the CMA of cloud computing services.
Acting for American Airlines in connection with the CMA’s antitrust review of its Atlantic Joint Business with British Airways, Iberia, and Finnair.
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Martin Davies
Other key lawyers
Simon Pritchard; David Little; Greg Bonné; Nell Perks; Jonathan Parker; Hayley Pizzey; Alex Cox; Anna Kullmann