Andrew advises on market behavioural competition work, such as distribution strategies and contracts, inquiries, investigations and compliance.
Andrew is an external Consultant and former Eversheds LLP partner, who works with our Competition, EU and Trade group in our London office. He regularly advises clients on structuring their agreements for distribution and business expansion to ensure compliance with competition laws, whether through exclusive or selective networks, agency, franchise systems (unit franchise, master franchise and area development agreements), licensing or concessions and on ensuring that their agreements are effective in multiple jurisdictions worldwide.
His experience of different sectors includes retail, motor and insurance and he also advises several trade associations.
Andrew's clients describe him as having "a natural ability to always reconcile business issues" with his "strong legal expertise."
Andrew's experience includes:
- advising on structuring, drafting and negotiating distribution arrangements for expansion in the UK and across Europe, the Middle East and Asia
- advising on numerous UK and EU cartel investigations
- advising on several UK market studies
- advising on several UK and EU appeals in respect of price-fixing cartel decisions
- advising on the structuring, rollout and operation of franchise systems in more than fifty jurisdictions worldwide
- Team Award: Winners of the Global Competition Review award for behavioral matter of the year (Europe 2017). This was for the creative, strategic and innovative work carried out in a non-merger matter before an enforcer in Europe
- Postgraduate College Diploma in EC Competition Law, King’s College London.
- Bachelor of Laws in English and French Law, King’s College London.
- Maîtrise en Droit Privé (Droit Français et Anglais), Université de Paris I - Panthéon – Sorbonne.