Competition

Co-published with Global Competition Review, Lexology Index: Competition is a comprehensive guide to the leading competition and state aid lawyers and economists around the world. The lawyers selected advise and represent clients in internal, regulatory and criminal investigations as well as assisting with merger filings, civil and criminal litigation and cartel matters.

The competition economists we feature are considered to be the best consultants, expert witnesses and advisers in the world, and are highlighted for their provision of expert knowledge and testimony in complex antitrust matters, alongside the superb advice they provide to lawyers and clients on intricate matters of competition economics.

We also feature the top practitioners aged 45 and under in our Future Leaders category.

Research methodology

The Lexology Index research process starts with qualitative analysis; we gather first-hand experience of working with nominees in the industry or practice area, and ground it with continuous quantitative analysis of a range of relevant data points to ensure a rigorous evaluation framework, consistently applied.

We canvas recommendations and feedback from corporate counsel or other clients who have worked closely with the nominees, as well as from eminent private practitioners. But we know opinions are subjective: we also build and exploit datasets to corroborate and challenge market feedback and ensure our recommendations are rooted in and supported by detailed data.

Our research team, building on 25 years of market experience, brings those data points together to create a market assessment which companies and referring law firms use daily to select the right external counsel or expert for the matter in hand.

Read more about our research methodology here.

Leading firms

Lexology Index does not rank firms or sets, only individual practitioners. The chart below shows the firms and sets home to the most listed practitioners in this year’s guide.