Frances Murphy
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition Law: Litigation
Band 3
About
Provided by Frances Murphy
Practice Areas
A partner in the antitrust practice at Morgan Lewis, Frances Murphy represents clients in complex, high value global cartel investigations, alleged abuse of dominance matters, and civil proceedings for damages for breach of competition law/antitrust laws. She has experience defending investigations by the competition authorities. Frances currently serves as managing partner of the firm’s London office.
Frances works across various industries, including aviation and maritime shipping, construction, financial services, retail, grocery, media, pharmaceuticals, and satellite communications. Her experience also includes mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, licensing of intellectual property rights, and other strategic alliances.
For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/francesmurphy.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, Centre for International Legal Studies
Member, British Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Member, Competition Law Forum
Member, Competition Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce
Member, Law Society European Solicitors Group
Contributing Editor, Butterworths Competition Law Encyclopedia
Personal
Queen Mary University of London, BA, 1984, Joint Honors; College of Law, England, Law Society Finals, 1985; Queen Mary University of London, Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, 1992
Chambers Review
UK
Frances Murphy is a popular choice with clients from the pharmaceutical sector. She often represents clients in appeals before the CAT and acts for them on CMA investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour, as well as subsequent damages actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Frances Murphy is an outstanding lawyer and a great person to work with."
"She is very nuanced in her approach and can understand messy factual situations."
"Frances Murphy is a superb communicator and her knowledge is second to none."
"Frances Murphy is a force to be reckoned with."
"She is very sure of the law in this area and has guided us through some delicate situations in the competition area."
"Frances Murphy is an outstanding lawyer and a great person to work with."
"She is very nuanced in her approach and can understand messy factual situations."
"Frances Murphy is a superb communicator and her knowledge is second to none."
"Frances Murphy is a force to be reckoned with."
"She is very sure of the law in this area and has guided us through some delicate situations in the competition area."
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