Alastair Chapman
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Competition Law
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About
Provided by Alastair Chapman
Practice Areas
Alastair is the global head of Freshfields' antitrust, competition and trade group. He is based in London and Dublin and works frequently in Brussels. Alastair has extensive experience of all aspects of EU, UK and international competition law, and is regularly instructed to lead complex global mergers and investigations. He has particular expertise in the retail, consumer goods, industrials, financial sponsor, financial institutions and online platform sectors.
Career
Qualified at Freshfields in 2001 and became partner in 2011.
Publications
Co-author of the Horizontal Arrangements chapter of 'Bellamy and Child: European Union Law of Competition'.
Chambers Review
UK
Alastair Chapman has a strong focus on the competition law aspects of transactions, advising clients on merger clearance filings as well as foreign direct investment and National Security and Investment Act issues. He also advises clients on their involvement in market studies. He is the global head of the firm's antitrust, competition and trade group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alastair Chapman is very strategic. He has a real understanding of how things fit into our strategy and draws connections."
"He is a highly experienced adviser who knows our business incredibly well."
"Alastair Chapman is very knowledgeable, very pragmatic and seems to understand our business. He is very eager to work with us and respond to our needs."
"He distils and understands complex matters quickly and is able to present the advice in an accessible and commercially sound way."
"He uses his understanding of what we have done in the past to advise on the potential impact of future things."
"Alastair Chapman is very strategic. He has a real understanding of how things fit into our strategy and draws connections."
"He is a highly experienced adviser who knows our business incredibly well."
"Alastair Chapman is very knowledgeable, very pragmatic and seems to understand our business. He is very eager to work with us and respond to our needs."
"He distils and understands complex matters quickly and is able to present the advice in an accessible and commercially sound way."
"He uses his understanding of what we have done in the past to advise on the potential impact of future things."
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