A&O Shearman’s London competition litigation team is recognised for its strength in high-value cases before the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and Competition Appeal Tribunal, as well as in investigations before UK and EU authorities. Dominic Long and Mahmood Lone co-head the practice; Long is particularly active in the TMT, energy, and healthcare sectors. Rachel Donelan advises across the full range of private antitrust litigation, including collective proceedings.
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Testimonials
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‘An incredibly strong team with bottomless reserves of talent and strong leadership.'
‘Rachel Donelan has been operating at partner level for years and has no trouble coordinating a large team on a highly complex piece of litigation.'
- 'Russell Butland is a strategic mastermind and first-class litigator and a star of the future.'
‘A very strong team with a diversity of talent, particularly strong in energy and pharma sectors.’
‘Dominic Long is a preeminent practitioner, with impressive expertise particularly in the energy sector. Jonathan Hitchin is a terrific and very experienced general commercial litigator with lots of experience in antitrust.'
‘Very professional and very well thought through advice. Very good team with excellent individuals at different levels.’
Key clients
- Micron
- Scania
- Visa
- Citi
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Dominic Long; Mahmood Lone
Other key lawyers
Russell Butland; Imogen Carr; Arnondo Chakrabarti; Jonathan Hitchin; Philip Mansfield; Tom Masterman; Kristina Nordlander; David Weaver; Rachel Donelan