Simon Priddis
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Competition Law
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About
Provided by Simon Priddis
Practice Areas
Simon is a partner in Freshfields’ antitrust, competition and trade practice and is based in both London and Dublin. Simon assists clients before regulators, courts and tribunals across the full range of UK and European competition law, including merger control, Articles 101/102 and equivalent UK legislation, and cartel and market/sector investigations. He provides strategic business advice to clients: including on transactions, (including mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joints ventures, carve-outs, licensing, etc); risk management strategies, (e.g. addressing upfront antitrust risks, investigations and litigation strategies); or counselling on discrete compliance challenges and execution of business strategy. His extensive experience includes cutting-edge projects across the financial services, life sciences, consumer goods, technology and media, and private capital sectors.
Career
Simon joined Freshfields as a Partner in 2007 and was the managing partner of the London antitrust, competition and trade practice from 2014-2020.
Publications
A frequent speaker at international conferences on EU/UK competition matters, Simon has also authored a number of publications on competition issues.
Chambers Review
UK
Simon Priddis has a strong reputation for advising clients on a range of competition law matters, including acquisitions, investments and joint ventures, as well as assisting with market inquiries. He has substantial experience acting in theretail, pharmaceutical and private equity sectors.
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