Simon Pritchard
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Competition Law
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Provided by Simon Pritchard
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Simon Pritchard advises clients on their highest stakes UK, EU, and international competition law matters.
He draws upon more than 25 years’ experience, having served in government on the Office of Fair Trading’s Senior Executive Team and as the UK’s first Senior Director of Mergers, and in private practice in Brussels, London, and Washington, D.C.
Simon now guides market-leading companies on:
- Complex Phase 1 and 2 merger control including parallel EU/UK, US/UK, and other multi-jurisdictional inquiries
- Challenging agency decisions and precedent-setting merger litigation before the Competition Appeal Tribunal
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market investigations
- UK cartel inquiries including leniency applications
A recognized thought leader, he has regularly acted as a competition expert to various UK Parliamentary and Whitehall committees, and served as nongovernmental adviser to the Office of Fair Trading and the US Federal Trade Commission. Having helped shape certain foundational aspects of modern UK merger enforcement, he also remains an active participant in periodic efforts to adapt and improve competition policy and procedure in the UK.
Chambers Review
UK
Simon Pritchard stands out for his experience advising clients on CMA merger clearance reviews and investigations into possible anti-competitive behaviour.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Simon Pritchard did an outstanding job on our project. He provided excellent client service, advice and problem-solving skills."
"Simon Pritchard is a top-flight competition lawyer whose expertise, excellent judgement and advocacy make him one of the best picks in the UK for competition law matters."
"Simon Pritchard is simply excellent. He brings fantastic strategic insights and a deep understanding of competition law, and he communicates his ideas clearly. He is also very pleasant to work with."
"Simon Pritchard is delightfully human, super knowledgeable on mergers, very sensible and extremely hard-working."
"It is hard to think of anyone better than him in terms of merger analysis."
"Simon Pritchard did an outstanding job on our project. He provided excellent client service, advice and problem-solving skills."
"Simon Pritchard is a top-flight competition lawyer whose expertise, excellent judgement and advocacy make him one of the best picks in the UK for competition law matters."
"Simon Pritchard is simply excellent. He brings fantastic strategic insights and a deep understanding of competition law, and he communicates his ideas clearly. He is also very pleasant to work with."
"Simon Pritchard is delightfully human, super knowledgeable on mergers, very sensible and extremely hard-working."
"It is hard to think of anyone better than him in terms of merger analysis."
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