Nicola Chesaites
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant
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About
Provided by Nicola Chesaites
Practice Areas
Nicola Chesaites is a partner in Willkie’s Litigation and Antitrust & Competition practice groups in London, alongside her EU litigation practice spanning EU banking, trade, sanctions, customs, pharmaceutical, transport and competition law disputes before the EU courts in Luxembourg. Nicola has extensive experience of competition damages litigation, including collective (class) actions before UK courts, having represented claimants and defendants before the English High Court, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal and the UK Supreme Court.
Nicola also has significant experience both representing and challenging EU institutions in EU law disputes before the EU Courts, including acting as the EU’s external counsel in multiple trade disputes. She has appeared before the EU Courts in over 28 cases. Nicola was formerly a Référendaire at the General Court of the EU, which – combined with her previous representation of the EU – provides her with valuable insights in disputes before the EU courts.
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Education
College of Europe, Bruges, LLM, 2004
University of Westminster, LLB, 2000
Université Paris X - Nanterre, Licence en Droit, 1999
Chambers Review
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Nicola Chesaites represents claimants in high-profile collective proceedings before the CAT and the UK Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is very creative and innovative in how she thinks about things. She is always willing to challenge other people's thinking and she thinks carefully about things."
"She is very good at seeing the bigger picture."
"She is very creative and innovative in how she thinks about things. She is always willing to challenge other people's thinking and she thinks carefully about things."
"She is very good at seeing the bigger picture."