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Norton Rose Fulbright has been particularly active recently defending banks in competition litigation. The law firm represents clients in behavioural investigations, claims of anti-competitive conduct, follow-on damages actions and collective proceedings, often before the CAT or UK High Court. The team also assists with CMA merger reviews, including at both phase I and II, as well as assisting with the compliance aspects of net zero initiatives. Clients also benefit from the law firm's broad network of offices to act on multi-jurisdictional matters.
Work Highlights
- Norton Rose Fulbright represented HSBC in claims and collective proceedings before the CAT related to alleged benchmark and pricing-related manipulation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Norton Rose helps us consolidate the risk. It does an incredible job and we are very happy with the team."
"Norton Rose is a proactive and reactive law firm with a high level of availability."
"Norton Rose has provided excellent support in a highly complex matter."
"We are really happy with the service."
"I am very impressed by the litigation team at Norton Rose; it is very good."
"Norton Rose helps us consolidate the risk. It does an incredible job and we are very happy with the team."
"Norton Rose is a proactive and reactive law firm with a high level of availability."
"Norton Rose has provided excellent support in a highly complex matter."
"We are really happy with the service."
"I am very impressed by the litigation team at Norton Rose; it is very good."
Notable Practitioners
Peter Scott has experience defending clients against claims of anti-competitive conduct. He is the firm's EMEA-region managing partner.
Ian Giles assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of sustainability initiatives. He also assists clients with CMA merger reviews and acts for third-party intervenors on CMA behavioural investigations.
"He is strategically brilliant, understands our business and vulnerabilities and really calibrates his risk analysis to what we need in the moment. He really delivers great results."
"He is extremely pleasant to work with, delivers very quickly and provides extremely high-quality work."
"He knows his stuff."
"Ian Giles is a good all-rounder."