Chris Worrall
Burges Salmon LLPBurges Salmon LLP‘s competition practice is highly sought after across sectors including retail, tech, and healthcare. The firm excels in merger control, compliance, and antitrust litigation, while also being noted for its expertise in state aid and subsidy control matters. Chris Worrall heads the practice and covers the full-range of EU and UK competition law, while John Houlden focuses on subsidy control and state aid. Clients from the energy, healthcare, and tech sectors regularly turn to Shachi Nathdwarawala for merger control and foreign investment-related matters. Noel Beale left the firm in May 2023.
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‘The team are very well-known specialists in this area. They have a special knack in truly understanding their clients' needs and providing advice that is succinct and to the point to enable rapid movement on matters.’
‘Clear in their advice and absolute gems in their field.’
‘Pragmatic, knowledgeable and efficient.’
‘I felt the team was responsive and asked lots of questions to make sure they were addressing our needs.’
Key clients
- FirstGroup plc
- Co-operative Group
- STG Partners LLC
- Spire Healthcare
- RWE Renewables
- ENGIE
- K-TIG
- UK Research and Innovation
- Electricity Supply Board
- DiscoverIE Group plc
Work highlights
- Advising FirstGroup in relation to an acquisition in the transport sector.
- Advising RWE in relation to a joint venture transaction in the energy sector.
- Advising Co-operative Group in relation to a merger control matter in the retail sector.
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Leading partners
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John Houlden
Burges Salmon LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Chris Worrall