“Chris is very experienced. His calm and confident approach put clients at their ease and helps them to make the right strategic decisions in complex regulatory situations.”
Legal 500 UK 2025
About
Chris is a Partner at Burges Salmon and is Head of the Competition team. He has over 20 years’ experience working on numerous high profile antitrust matters and specialises in all aspects of UK and EU competition law, including antitrust investigations, cartels, abuse of market power, and merger control.
He has extensive experience across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on retail, transport, energy, financial services, technology and healthcare sectors.
Experience
- UK and EU merger control filings, securing Phase I and Phase II clearances, and advising on UK National Security and Investment Act notifications.
- Market studies and market investigations conducted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
- UK and EU cartel proceedings, and abuse of dominance investigations.
- Dawn raids and antitrust investigations conducted by the CMA and European Commission.
- Compliance issues, internal investigations and competition law audits.
- Antitrust issues regarding distribution arrangements, online sales and parallel imports, joint ventures and strategic alliances.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2006)