Before being called to the Bar in 2018, Jon was a partner for 25 years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, led the antitrust litigation team at that firm for many years, and participated in, and advised on, the co-ordination of the international defence of many of the major cartels uncovered in the last 20 years. His expertise ranges from advising on the making of immunity applications, attending dawn raids and advising on strategy in those pressurised situations, assisting in the defence of regulatory proceedings at European and national authority level, and addressing issues and risks relating to increasingly common national court damages claims. He has acted in many of the major UK competition litigation proceedings, particularly damages claims, of the last 15 years.
Since joining Brick Court Chambers, Jon’s practice has increasingly focused on providing strategic advice to those involved in bringing or defending competition litigation. His instructions include assisting and advising funders on the merits of proposed investments in claims, such as collective proceedings in England. He is also regarded as a specialist in facilitating the resolution of disputes involving competition law claims, including advising on settlement.
Before being called to the Bar in 2018, Jon was a partner for 25 years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, led the antitrust litigation team at that firm for many years and participated in, and advised on, the co-ordination of the international defence of many of the major cartels uncovered in the last 20 years. His expertise ranges from advising on the making of immunity applications, attending dawn raids and advising on strategy in those pressurised situations, assisting in the defence of regulatory proceedings at European and national authority level, and addressing issues and risks relating to increasingly common national court damages claims. He has acted in many of the major UK competition litigation proceedings, particularly damages claims, of the last 15 years.
Since joining Brick Court Chambers, Jon’s practice has increasingly focused on providing strategic advice to those involved in bringing or defending competition litigation. His instructions include assisting and advising funders on the merits of proposed investments in claims, such as collective proceedings in England. He is also regarded as a specialist in facilitating the resolution of disputes involving competition law claims, including advising on settlement.
Highlights of his recent experience include acting for the following:
Jon was named Global Competition Review Litigator of the Year in 2017.
Jon’s experience of dealing with contentious competition law matters stretches back to the 1990’s when he was a partner in Freshfields Brussels office, and has led to him having one of the leading antitrust litigation reputations in the UK and beyond. He founded and led the Global Antitrust Litigation Forum since it was formed in 2012.
Jon has acted in many of the leading cases in the English Courts, particularly in claims for damages arising from antitrust infringements (including cartels).
Examples of the matters in which he has been involved in are as follows:
Jon has acted for many years for major corporates in connection with other contentious anti-trust matters, including the London Stock Exchange, Lloyd’s of London, Wolseley, Hays, and Yara. He has attended at dawn raids by national and international competition and other authorities. He has also advised on several occasions on the strategy for dealing with investigations by those authorities, including immunity and leniency applications. His practice and expertise therefore allows him to advise from initial steps to the end of long-running contentious antitrust matters.
"Jon Lawrence comes highly recommended by peers and clients for his leading work in damages claims." (Who's Who Legal - UK Bar: Competition 2020)