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.
Testimonials
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‘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