Recognised for its capabilities across industry sectors such as energy, infrastructure and rail, the team at Burges Salmon LLP advises its large client base on matters ranging from merger controls to competition law compliance and investigations as well as antitrust. Chris Worrall leads the practice handling a full spectrum of EU- and UK-related matters, most notably within the antitrust space. John Houlden specialises in matters of State aid and subsidy control, while Shachi Nathdwarawala is noted for her contribution to matters regarding merger control and foreign investment within key industry sectors such as energy, healthcare and technology.

TLT is lauded for covering a comprehensive range of mandates within the EU and competition law space, from merger control to antitrust investigations and dawn raid training. Bolstering this established offering, the team is expanding its presence in consumer protection matters. Miles Trower leads the team and continues to represent clients before UK authorities as well as the Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission concerning merger control, investigations and compliance programmes. Bill Hull, an expert on clean energy, specialises in complex procurement and competition issues. Richard Collie advises on a wide range of antitrust matters as well as CMA consumer protection-related advisory and investigation-response work for large corporates.

The team at Ashfords LLP hosts public procurement and subsidy control specialists who handle a wide variety of matters related to key sectors such as housing and regeneration, telecommunications and broadband, as well as research and development. Lucy Woods leads the public sector team assisting clients across a broad range of areas such as IT, retail and energy, while Ruth Yates advises public sector bodies, utilities and private parties on the application of subsidy control rules and procurement rules.

With notable expertise in regulated sectors such as telecommunications, energy and transport, the team at Michelmores LLP handles the full spectrum of matters such as merger control, cartel investigations and public procurement. The team is jointly led by practice heads Noel Beale, Ian Holyoak and Andrew Oldland KC. Beale advises clients across a range of UK competition law and economic regulatory matters, handling M&A, commercial contracts and investigations; Holyoak focuses on advisory work for large corporates and investors, including in the energy sector, and boasts a specialism in competition and matters related to public procurement and subsidy control; Oldland hosts a broad regulatory practice covering product liability and recall, competition and consumer protection.

Led by Julian Maitland-Walker the team at Maitland Walker LLP assists clients in all aspects of competition law, both contentious and non-contentious, mergers and concentrations, public procurement and state aids. Adrian Render is a name to note.