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Frances Murphy
Work Department
Antitrust
Position
Frances Murphy, a partner in the antitrust practice at Morgan Lewis, focuses on competition law and antitrust matters. Frances currently serves as Managing Partner of the firm’s London office. Frances represents clients in complex, high value global cartel investigations, alleged abuse of dominance matters and civil proceedings for damages for breach of competition law/antitrust laws. She has experience defending investigations by the competition authorities, in particular by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Financial Conduct Authority, and the European Commission and in leading actions in the Competition Authority Tribunal, the English Courts, and the European Courts. For more information, view Frances’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/francesmurphy.
Memberships
Member, British Institute of Advanced Legal Studies; Member, Competition Law Forum; Member, Competition Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce; Member, Law Society European Solicitors Group
Education
Queen Mary University of London, 1984, BA, Joint Honors; College of Law, England, 1985, Law Society Finals; Queen Mary University of London, 1992, Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
(Leading individuals)Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP houses a ‘formidable team of experts‘ who leverage their international strength to advise notable clients, including Mercedez Benz Trucks, AstraZeneca UK, and Teva Pharmaceuticals. Practice head Frances Murphy is ‘simply outstanding’ and equipped to handle a broad spectrum of issues, including allegations of abuse of dominance, cartel investigations, and civil proceedings concerning damages. The ‘highly accomplished and effective’ Joanna Christoforou represents a broad-range of clients across the life sciences and technology industries in matters concerning abuse of dominance investigations, and appeals before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court; and Leonidas Theodosiou often acts for global corporates in merger control matters, in addition to handling state aid investigations.
London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
(Hall of Fame)The competition group at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP is praised for its ability to combine ‘subject matter expertise’ with a ‘practical approach’, to advise its diverse roster of clients on both contentious and non-contentious competition matters. The practice has earned a formidable reputation for its strong competition offering in the pharmaceutical sector where it is routinely instructed by high-profile pharmaceutical companies on a significant volume of CMA investigations. Team lead Frances Murphy is entrusted by clients to oversee their complex, high-profile matters, and plays a pivotal role in driving the team’s involvement in noteworthy contentious and non-contentious engagements. Leonidas Theodosiou, noted for his ‘attention to detail’, was promoted to partner in October 2022.
London > Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP‘s team is noted for advising biotech companies on seed investments, venture capital deals, and obtaining product approvals. Omar Shah has vast expertise in acting for clients in cartel investigations and challenges to European Commission decisions, while Allison Soilihi handles a variety of matters, including private equity transactions and joint ventures. Frances Murphy leads the competition team, often acting for large pharmaceutical companies in challenges to dawn raid search warrants and allegations of market exclusion. The ‘exceptional‘ Paul Ranson has broad experience spanning the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, often advising clients on pricing, reimbursement, and outsourcing issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Competition litigation London > Dispute resolution
- Life sciences and healthcare London > Industry focus
- EU and competition London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing