With a diverse portfolio of multinational blue-chip clients on its books, the ‘technically excellent’ competition group at Jones Day is adept in managing merger clearances, antitrust investigations, and competition litigation across a wide range of sectors. The practice is steered by Mark Jones, whose sector coverage spans financial services, technology, pharma, energy, infrastructure, media and entertainment. Jason Beer is recommended for his wealth of experience advising on UK, EU, and international competition law, focusing specifically on complex, multijurisdictional merger control matters. Other notable individuals include Sarah Batley and Nicholas Cotter.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They are extremely professional, pragmatic, technically excellent and personable. They add great value to the matters they are on and are a pleasure to work with.'

  • 'They are excellent at valuing the expertise that other experts can bring to the matters they are on and producing high quality outputs that leverage this for their clients.’
  • ‘Sarah Batley is a star in the making. She is a truly exceptional lawyer who swiftly gets on top of her briefs, is great on the facts and the economics, and works well with other advisors to achieve excellent outcomes for her clients.’

  • ‘Excellent competition litigation team. Consistently high-quality advice, commercial sense, excellent client service, deliver incredible results.’

  • 'Outstanding team of lawyers.’

Key clients

  • Koch Industries
  • TransDigm Group Inc.
  • CBRE Investment Management
  • EssilorLuxottica
  • Mastercard
  • Greystar Partners
  • Macquarie
  • Delancey
  • Synopsys
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Ubisoft
  • Aurelius Group
  • VSE Corporation

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mark Jones

Other key lawyers

Jason Beer, Nicholas Cotter, Sarah Batley