England - London • Corporate and commercial
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Fielding a strong team that is highly regarded for its ability to cover the full scope of merger control, antitrust investigations and consumer law matters, Hogan Lovells International LLP is praised by clients for providing ‘commercially pragmatic’ advice. The team is consistently engaged by some of the largest multinational companies, supporting such clients on both a domestic and international scale. The practice is spearheaded by Christopher Hutton, who is highly regarded for his financial services sector experience, advising international banks on the full range of competition law matters. The ’astute, calm and exceptionally knowledgeable’ Angus Coulter is head of the firm’s global telecoms sector practice. Alice Wallace-Wright was promoted to partner in January 2023. Veteran practitioner Susan Bright has left the firm.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Strong team of lawyers with good experience in the practice area.’
‘Alice Wallace Wright is knowledgeable and client-friendly.'
‘The competition team we use at Hogan Lovells, led by Angus Coulter, is exceptional. They are commercially pragmatic, very available and the quality of advice they provide is great.’
‘Angus Coulter (Partner) - commercially pragmatic and astute, calm and exceptionally knowledgeable.'
- 'Alice Wallace Wright (Partner) - highly knowledgeable and commercially astute.'
- 'Juliette Parkinson (Associate) - extremely helpful and knowledgeable.'
‘Terrific team. Real strength in depth from partner level through to associates. A delight to work with, which is always really important in heavy duty litigation.’
‘Nick Heaton is undoubtedly a star of the competition profession. He is someone you definitely want on your side in a competition dispute involving complex issues of economics. His mastery of economics is unparalleled.'
Key clients
- Shaftesbury PLC
- Clipper Logistics
- Ofgem
- Vodafone
- Kingfisher/B&Q
- Mars
Work highlights
- Advising Shaftesbury PLC on its transformative merger with Capco to create the leading Central London property REIT.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christopher Hutton