Bea Tormey
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Competition Law: Litigation
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About
Provided by Bea Tormey
Practice Areas
Bea specialises in cartel and other competition investigations and antitrust litigation. She co-leads Freshfields’ global cartel skills group and is a member of its global class action, investigations and antitrust litigation groups. She has advised on a number of high-profile, and complex cross-border investigations conducted by the European Commission and other agencies. She has also acted in competition damages litigation and collective proceedings before the English courts, as well as co-ordinated the defence to large scale cross-border antitrust litigation in the EU and beyond.
Career
Bea has been a partner since 2007.
Professional Memberships
Bea is qualified in New South Wales (Australia), and England and Wales.
Personal
Bea was educated at the Australian National University and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Chambers Review
Europe
Bea Tormey has notable experience defending clients in private damages actions arising from European Commission cartel investigations. She also assists clients with appeals against fines imposed for alleged breaches of competition law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is a calm presence and unflinching in her advice. Her dealings with senior stakeholders always hit the mark."
"She is always very open to listening and seeking to accommodate questions, challenges and requests from big to small. My impression is that she genuinely cares about the welfare of her team members."
"She is very thorough and detailed."
"She is a calm presence and unflinching in her advice. Her dealings with senior stakeholders always hit the mark."
"She is always very open to listening and seeking to accommodate questions, challenges and requests from big to small. My impression is that she genuinely cares about the welfare of her team members."
"She is very thorough and detailed."