Noted for its particular focus on the technology, financial, transport and energy sectors, the ‘excellent’ team at Norton Rose Fulbright is well placed to assist clients on the full spectrum of competition matters. Ian Giles heads the firm’s EMEA antitrust practice, and is noted for his focus on merger control and cartels. He leads the team alongside London head Caroline Thomas, who maintains a robust contentious practice, routinely working with clients in the tech sector. Mark Tricker is recommended for his expertise in merger control clearances, cartel investigations and market investigations, while Helen Fairhead is lauded as ’super-sharp and very commercial.’ Former practice co-head Mark Simpson left the firm to join Cooley (UK) LLP.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Absolutely outstanding service from Ian Giles and Shaha El-Sheemy. They are both a pleasure to work with, accessible, understandable, deliver on time and are generally doing a stellar job. We have been very pleased.'
‘Ian Giles and Shaha El-Sheemy are both absolutely excellent.'
'A total pleasure to be instructed by and I love working with them. Helen Fairhead is super-sharp and very commercial.'
'Nuala Canavan is very clever and highly strategic. Rebecca Williams is extremely organised and has a great eye for detail.’
‘Helen Fairhead is an excellent partner, all over her cases whilst bringing out the best of her wider team in delivering the best for clients.'
- 'Nuala Canavan is a partner of the future. A superb competition lawyer with good instincts, great technical knowledge and always thinking about the bigger picture and direction of a case.'
- 'Rebecca Williams is a partner in the making. Incredibly hardworking and all of the detail of her cases.’
‘An excellent team with a number of major clients in the high-tech sector.'
Key clients
- Qualcomm
- HSBC
- Delta Air Lines
- Orange SA
- PayPal
- PayPoint plc
- bp plc
- QatarEnergy
- BMW AG and BMW UK Limited
- Carlsberg
- Stena
- Total
- Teck
Work highlights
- Advised Teck on $7bn sale of coal business to Glencore, securing approval in 15 jurisdictions globally, including UK, EU (EUMR and FSR), US, and others.
- Advised BMW on CMA investigation into end of life vehicles, including appeal through Court of Appeal on jurisdictional questions.
- Advising Delta Air Lines on wide range of matters, including CMA investigation of AJBA (where Delta is remedy taker), various European Commission investigations, and global antitrust/competition reviews, and the CMA appeal process in relation to the London Heathrow price control.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ian Giles, Caroline Thomas