Associate - Antitrust Litigation

Role and Function Summary We are currently looking for a litigator to work within our antitrust litigation team in London, which is active in cartel damages, abuse of dominance and other antitrust litigation in the UK courts and Competition Appeal Tribunal, including collective proceedings and class actions, and frequently coordinating competition litigation on a worldwide basis. The team is widely regarded as the leading practice in the market, active in more of the major competition litigation cases than any other firm, and we have the largest dedicated antitrust litigation team in London. We act on the highest profile, and most cutting edge, antitrust litigation matters in the UK including Mastercard’s defence against a £14bn class action in relation to multilateral interchange fees, and Volvo’s global defence of damages litigation arising out of the EU’s trucks cartel decision. The team has been described as a ‘jewel in the crown’ of Freshfields’ global dispute resolution practice and is at the heart of the firm’s global antitrust litigation group. In addition to working on competition litigation and investigation matters, the successful candidate would have the opportunity to work with the firm’s wider global investigations and class action practice. The team also undertakes EU and UK domestic public law and related regulatory litigation (including Brexit-related work), human rights cases, as well as broader commercial litigation and competition advisory work. We are recognised as the market leader in competition litigation, financial disputes, global investigations and management of political, consumer and product risk. Our strong international commercial litigation capabilities have allowed us to act on the most significant cases in the market. Key Responsibilities and Deliverables • Draft complex witness statements, expert reports and pleadings • Run project processes on significant cases and work towards being the lead associate • Develop litigation skills, both procedural and substantive, and work closely with leading barristers, economists and other expert witnesses • Draft letters/emails to client/other side • Run document revie

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