Chris Worrall
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Band 1 : Competition Law
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About
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Practice Areas
Chris Worrall is a partner and head of the competition team at Burges Salmon. Chris has worked on numerous high profile antitrust matters and specialises in all aspects of UK and EU competition law, including antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power, and merger control. Chris has extensive experience across a range of sectors, including financial services, media, transport, healthcare and retail.
Career
Clifford Chance 2004 (qualified 2006; secondment Paris in 2005, Brussels in 2009 and 2012). Partner Burges Salmon 2017. University College London (LLB Law with French Law 2002); Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas 2001; King’s College London (Masters in EC Competition Law 2009, Distinction).
Professional Memberships
Law Society Competition Section member.
Publications
Co-author of EU Merger Control Chapters, Butterworth’s Competition Law Service.
Chambers Review
UK
Based in Bristol, Chris Worrall leads the competition law practice of Burges Salmon. He has notable experience in sectors that are subject to recent CMA focus such as technology, retail and healthcare. He advises on a broad array of competition law matters, including merger control, CMA investigations and market studies. He is additionally skilled at assisting with National Security and Investment Act filings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris Worrall's natural style is very calm and easygoing and he has the experience to back it up. He can reassure the clients."
"Chris Worrall is very detailed and cuts straight to the issue that we need to deal with which is really important."
"He is able to articulate very complex issues into easy to understand terms."
"Chris Worrall's natural style is very calm and easygoing and he has the experience to back it up. He can reassure the clients."
"Chris Worrall is very detailed and cuts straight to the issue that we need to deal with which is really important."
"He is able to articulate very complex issues into easy to understand terms."
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