Sophie Lawrance
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Competition Law: Litigation
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About
Provided by Sophie Lawrance
Practice Areas
Sophie specialises in EU and UK competition law and litigation. She has a particular interest in working with businesses in the technology and pharmaceutical sectors, and in relation to the competition issues that arise in connection with standardised technology. Her practice spans all competition issues, but has a particular focus on litigation and investigations.
Sophie has significant experience of competition litigation in the UK courts. She has been involved both in pure competition law actions, acting for both claimants and defendants, and in several substantial pieces of patent litigation in which competition defences have been raised. Sophie has market-leading experience of cases involving FRAND licensing obligations, acting for both implementers and patentees. Alongside this, Sophie’s case load to date has included defending applications for interim injunctive relief, handling mixed stand-alone/follow-on damages claims, raising and defending competition issues arising from the seeking of remedies in IP cases and claims arising from IP licences.
Alongside her litigation case-load, Sophie handles competition authority investigations at both EU and national level, including in dawn raid situations.
Career
MA French and German, University of Cambridge
PhD German Literature, University of Cambridge
Postgraduate Diploma in Competition Law, KCL
Qualified 2004
Partner 2016
Chambers Review
Europe
Sophie Lawrance defends high-profile clients in allegations of abuse of dominance. She also has experience acting for interested third parties on appeals against authority decisions. She has a number of clients from the technology and pharmaceutical sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sophie is extremely intellectually sharp, she handles highly complex issues with ease and her applied thought is excellent. She is a responsive and agile lawyer who is extremely easy to work with."
"Sophie is extremely intellectually sharp, she handles highly complex issues with ease and her applied thought is excellent. She is a responsive and agile lawyer who is extremely easy to work with."