Martin McElwee
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition Law
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About
Provided by Martin McElwee
Practice Areas
Martin is a partner in Freshfields’ competition team and is based in both London and Brussels. He helps clients manage their strategy in relation to competition law issues and covers all aspects of EU and UK competition law, including merger control, antitrust, market reviews, subsidy control and foreign investment. He also leads the firm’s international trade practice.
Career
Qualified at Freshfields in 2003 and became partner in 2014.
Publications
Author of the competition law chapters in Garzaniti, ‘Electronic Communications, Audiovisual Services and the Internet’ (2020).
Chambers Review
UK
Martin McElwee often assists clients with obtaining CMA clearance for multi-jurisdictional mergers and investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. He also has experience advising clients on market studies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Martin McElwee has a really detailed understanding of our industry and is pragmatic."
"He is sharp, organised, efficient, brilliant with clients and really unflappable."
"His substantive approach and commitment to the client were immense."
"I worked with Martin McElwee extensively and I thought he was genuinely outstanding."
"Martin McElwee is really exceptional."
"Martin McElwee has a really detailed understanding of our industry and is pragmatic."
"He is sharp, organised, efficient, brilliant with clients and really unflappable."
"His substantive approach and commitment to the client were immense."
"I worked with Martin McElwee extensively and I thought he was genuinely outstanding."
"Martin McElwee is really exceptional."
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