CMS acts for clients in follow-on damages claims for companies in the life sciences and pharmaceuticals claims. The firm is also well-versed in the tech, media, sport and energy sectors, regularly advising clients on CAT appeals and UK subsidy litigation. The team is jointly led by Brian Sher, who focuses on follow-on claims with experience in the energy sector, and Kenny Henderson, who advises on class actions and abuse of dominance claims.
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- Brian Sher is an excellent partner. He works extremely hard and is a great team player. He has a great ability to focus on the details but also stand back and look at the bigger picture. He is a very trusted advisor. Lucy Charatan is a rising star. She is extremely bright and hardworking and always performs at a very high level. She quickly grasps complex issues, such as those relating to regulatory finance, and can very effectively translate these points into plain English for all to understand. She is an absolute pleasure to work with and a very trusted advisor.
- What set the firm apart for us was combining strong expertise in specialist areas such as competition law with commercial, corporate, property, negligence, and other key areas, and the ability to draw on these throughout the management of our complex case. The firm is very well-resourced and has access to strong digital platforms to facilitate case management. Teams are friendly and collaborative, even if joining up from different regional offices to work on the same case.
- Kenny Henderson is one of the most creative and experienced litigators in London. Brian Sher is a supremo in competition law and pharmaceuticals. Russell Hoare is a very astute litigator with excellent judgment.
- CMS has fantastic multi-disciplinary skills within the team, combining first-rate competition law, litigation, and technology market skills.
- Kenny Henderson is outstanding. His exceptionally strong personal network, particularly with representatives of the claimant side, is enormously helpful in the search for a commercial solution.
- CMS has an enviable practice in competition litigation, supported by strength in its related competition and regulatory practice areas.
Key clients
- Microsoft
- Alliance Pharma Plc
- Cadent Gas
- Porsche
- Samsung
- Jaguar Land Rover
- GSK
- Octopus Energy Group
- ParentPay
- ESS
- Leicester City Football Club
- International Tin Association
Work highlights
Defending Microsoft in one of the largest collective proceedings ever filed in the UK.
Instructed by Porsche, a defendant in a standalone claim brought by Eurospares, a parts reseller claiming damages and injunctive relief for infringement of the Chapter I and II Prohibitions in the Competition Act 1998.
Advising Cadent Gas, the UK’s largest gas distributor in connection with its appeal of a significant part of Ofgem’s RIIO-3 price control settlement.
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Practice head
Brian Sher; Kenny Henderson