Steered by ‘stellar strategic thinker’ Peter Crowther, the competition group at Winston & Strawn LLP is frequently engaged by clients hailing from the worlds of technology, life sciences, manufacturing, insurance, and telecoms on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Crowther, who advises companies in cartel and merger proceedings, is supported by Freya MacCormack.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Peter Crowther is the individual who makes this practice unique.'

  • ‘Peter Crowther understands the clients' commercial needs. He is a stellar strategic thinker.'

  • ‘I have been regularly working with Peter Crowther and his team. He is a very impressive antitrust lawyer. He is not only very experienced, but also extremely clever, witty, with a great sense of humour. Working with him is a privilege.'

  • ‘Winston's competition practice has been an integral part of our legal resource ecosystem in the EU and UK for a number of years now. They are practical, responsive, business focused, and take the time to learn your business.’

  • ‘Peter Crowther has been an excellent partner to our company and has been involved in a number of high-profile, extremely high-stakes litigation and related matters for us. He is passionate about defending our positions and always thinking creatively how to solve our problems.'

  • ‘Winston are a highly effective team led by the redoubtable Peter Crowther.’

  • ‘Peter is a highly committed and experienced generalist competition lawyer.’

Key clients

  • Motorola Solutions Inc.
  • Chart Industries
  • Rapidus Corporation
  • Beam Suntory
  • Hitachi Metals Ltd.
  • Woolpert, Inc.
  • Sentry Centers Holding (dba Convene)

Work highlights

  • Representing Motorola Solutions, Inc. in connection with the CMA’s market investigation of the Airwave network and subsequent appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
  • Represented Chart Industries, Inc. in connection with the merger control aspects of its multi-billion-dollar acquisition of UK-based fan manufacturer, Howden.
  • Representing Government-backed Japanese chipmaker, Rapidus Corporation, in connection with EU export control and related issues.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peter Crowther

Other key lawyers

Freya MacCormack