David Little
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Competition Law
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About
Provided by David Little
Practice Areas
David Little advises clients on many of their most significant and complex UK, EU, and international competition law matters, including merger control, anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and litigation.
Drawing on more than a decade of experience spanning large-value transactions and sensitive disputes and investigations, David counsels leading global clients on a variety of competition issues, working closely with regulatory authorities around the world to achieve favorable outcomes for clients.
David has advised on competition issues relating to some of the largest and highest-profile transactions in recent years. He handles a range of multi-faceted, cross-border matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, investigations, sector inquiries, and foreign investment control reviews. He also has experience handling standalone and follow-on litigation claims on behalf of both claimants and defendants. His practice spans industry sectors, with a particular focus on media, technology, financial services, and life sciences.
David offers clients sophisticated insight into navigating various regulatory reviews. David has worked at the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and has appeared before many of the major global antitrust enforcement agencies. He has also appeared before the European Courts in Luxembourg, and the High Court and Court of Appeal in England & Wales.
He frequently writes on a broad range of topics related to competition and commercial law, including merger control, restrictive agreements, abuse of dominance, state aid, impact investment, and sustainable finance.
David served on the firm’s global Diversity Leadership Committee from 2020 to 2022.
Chambers Review
UK
David Little is reputed for his knowledge of merger clearance proceedings, including those that advance to phase II investigations. He offers additional experience advising on CMA investigations and market reviews.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He provides fast, high-quality and commercial advice."
"David Little had an outstanding way of explaining things clearly and calmly to clients."
"David Little is a joy to work with. He is calm, pragmatic, highly commercial and puts the customer first. For what can be a highly complex area of law, he distils concepts to be easily understood."
"He takes the time to understand the business and industry expertly, which pays dividends for his clients. He is extremely intelligent and always available."
"David Little is calm, thoughtful and knowledgeable about mergers."
"He provides fast, high-quality and commercial advice."
"David Little had an outstanding way of explaining things clearly and calmly to clients."
"David Little is a joy to work with. He is calm, pragmatic, highly commercial and puts the customer first. For what can be a highly complex area of law, he distils concepts to be easily understood."
"He takes the time to understand the business and industry expertly, which pays dividends for his clients. He is extremely intelligent and always available."
"David Little is calm, thoughtful and knowledgeable about mergers."