Chambers Review
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Competition Law - UK
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Macfarlanes has provided invaluable support.
The team is always thinking, adapting and responding to events in real time and, in my assessment, has demonstrated unfailing judgement.
I cannot speak highly enough of their legal, strategic, drafting and communication skills.
Macfarlanes goes above and beyond for its clients.
It is undoubtedly a law firm that punches well above its weight, always functioning as a team with sensitivity and a focus on the client.
Work Highlights
Macfarlanes represented the PGA European Tour in dismissing 12 appeals in relation to anti-competitive behaviour from pro-golfers against sanctions imposed on them.
Notable practitioners
Tom Usher is an extremely capable, well-respected practitioner.
We will be forever grateful to him.
Cameron Firth is very good at strategy and has detailed knowledge of the law.
Cameron Firth is a real brain. He has great knowledge and is able to apply that knowledge to our circumstances and speak the client's language.
He is always several steps ahead and is very good at predicting and dealing with issues before they arise.
I found him to be a huge pleasure to work with. He knows when to get involved and when to step back. He is supportive of his team and, it goes without saying, he is knowledgeable of the sector.
He is just extremely experienced and user-friendly.
Malcolm Walton often assists clients with obtaining merger clearance before the CMA, frequently acting on behalf of private equity houses and other investors. He also advises clients on behavioural investigations before both UK and European authorities. Walton has experience acting on a number of competition law matters in the sports sector and further assists with subsidy control matters and sustainability issues.
He makes sure we achieve everyone's objectives and he is creative and solution-oriented.
I have a lot of time for him; he is very helpful and knowledgeable.
Malcolm Walton is a very good lawyer who is pragmatic, knows the law and comes up with pragmatic solutions.
Malcolm Walton is very strong both strategically and tactically.
Malcolm Walton gives very sound and commercial advice to provide the business with practical solutions.