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Charlie Markillie

Principal Associate
Charlie is a Principal Associate in our Competition, EU & Trade Group. He is qualified in England & Wales, Ireland and Hong Kong.

Charlie advises across a wide spectrum of competition law issues, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial agreements and trade practices.

Charlie is recognised as a “Rising Star” in Legal 500 and is a named lawyer in Chambers. Charlie is noted for his "outstanding attention to detail and sharp mind" and his "superb interaction with business stakeholders". Clients have commended Charlie for his "excellent understanding of our business, the challenges we face and our attitude to risk".

Recent work highlights include:

  • Advising Eville & Jones (Group) Limited in relation to the CMA’s investigation into its acquisition of Vorenta Limited (2023);
  • Conducting an internal investigation for a luxury UK motor company in relation to suspected breaches of competition law relating to the recycling of end-of-life vehicles (2023);
  • Advising Wolseley UK on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of Kooltech, one of the UK’s leading distributors of air conditioning products (2023);
  • Completing a risk assessment exercise across the full business activities of a global bank (2022):
  • Advising a defence contractor in relation to the CMA’s investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in connection with the procurements for contracts to supply services at Heathrow and Derwentside Immigration Removal Centres (2022).
Charlie Markillie

Principal Associate

Charlie Markillie

Principal Associate

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