Mr Ali Nikpay > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Offices
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LONDON
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England
Mr Ali Nikpay

Work Department
Antitrust and Competition
Position
Ali Nikpay serves as co-partner in charge of the London office at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Group. He is regularly cited as one of Europe’s leading competition practitioners, with more than 25 years of EU and UK merger control and antitrust experience in both the private and public sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
(Hall of Fame)Working with an impressive array of blue-chip multinational clients, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher advises on the full gamut of contentious and contentious competition matters. Its expertise in Phase 2 merger control cases before the CMA is a hallmark of the practice. The ‘outstanding’ and ‘commercially astute’, Ali Nikpay holds an excellent market reputation for his proficiency in both behavioural and merger control matters. Deirdre Taylor – described as an ‘absolute star’- is noted for her focus on the technology, retail, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors.
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
(Leading partners)Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher regularly appear before the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the CAT. Latterly, the team has engaged in high-profile mandates in the technology, sport, and consumer sectors, including far-reaching class actions. Patrick Doris is especially well versed in white collar investigations, competition litigation, and class action litigation. Ali Nikpay‘s extensive EU and UK merger control and antitrust experience attracts a number of blue-chip corporate clients, while Doug Watson is noted for his capabilities across both commercial litigation and international arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Competition litigation London > Dispute resolution
- EU and competition London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Real estate > Property finance
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency