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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is lauded as the premier choice for some of the world’s leading global corporations, assisting clients on the full scope of competition and antitrust matters. Esteemed as trusted advisors to industry giants such as Google, Virgin Atlantic and Meta, the team showcases a specialisation in merger control work, investigations and state aid matters. Practice head Stephen Wisking has been involved in a significant number of competition and regulatory cases at EU and UK level. Susan Black is an accomplished antitrust practitioner and offers expertise across a spectrum of industries including pharmaceuticals, consumer products and financial services. Specialising in litigation and cartel cases, Kim Dietzel is a standout figure in the team, as is Suzy Campbell, who has been involved in some of the firm’s key work this year.
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Work highlights
- Acted for Meta in respect of an application for a Collective Proceedings Order in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal brought by Proposed Class Representative (PCR) Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen on behalf of an alleged class of c. 45 million Facebook users, seeking approx. £3bn in aggregate damages.
- Advised OneWeb, a low earth orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications company, on the merger control, FDI and regulatory aspects of its proposed combination with Eutelsat Communications, a listed French satellite and telecommunications company, to create one of the world's largest satellite operators.
- Advised Capital & Counties plc on competition aspects of its £3.5 billion all share merger with Shaftesbury Plc including securing unconditional phase 1 merger clearance from the CMA.
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Stephen Wisking