Former Competition Commission Chairman Recruited By Cleary Gottlieb London

Wed, 19 Oct 2011

Leading international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton has strengthened its London base with the appointment of Peter Freeman QC, the former chairman of the Competition Commission.

The new addition takes the number of senior lawyers in the US firm's London competition practice to four, with Freeman set to work alongside partners Maurits Dolmans, Romano Subiotto QC and Nicholas Levy as senior consultant from the start of next month.

Freeman joined the Competition Commission in May 2003 and took over as chairman in 2006. He recently concluded his work on the Commission's review of the BAA airports case, before stepping down in July this year.

Prior to joining the Commission, Freeman led the EU and competition group at Simmons and Simmons, where he was a partner for 25 years.

"[Freeman] is one of the best-known and most experienced antitrust lawyers in the UK, and will complement the existing strengths of our London competition practice," Cleary managing partner Mark Leddy commented.

Partners Maurits Dolmans added: "The London competition practice has really taken off over the past year. We are dealing with a wide variety of matters under UK and EU law, from merger control to horizontal and vertical agreements and unilateral conduct, in a range of industries."
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