Ian is a partner based in London with Norton Rose Fulbright. He focuses in advising on all aspects of competition law with a particular focus on competition and cartel investigations and merger control. Ian has been involved in numerous significant cases in recent years, including acting for Asda in the UK Tobacco investigation and successful appeal; acting for PwC in the UK Audit market investigation; securing EU and other global merger control clearances in Delta/Virgin Atlantic and the $13.6 billion Thermo Fisher/Life Technologies transaction; and representing Stena in securing unconditional clearance before the Competition Commission in Stena/DFDS. Ian has also acted for parties in cartel investigations in the air passenger, air freight; groceries and freight forwarding sectors before UK, EU and other global regulators. Ian was Assistant Director of Competition Policy at the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in 2008-9, which gives him particular insights as to the regulatory approach and perspective. Ian is a frequent speaker and author on competition issues, has been an Editor of Butterworth’s Competition Law and is an active member of the UK International Chamber of Commerce Competition Group. Ian is also a regular media commentator, including with the BBC, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and the Guardian.
2022 Awards
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The UK National Security and Investment Bill: Impact on transactions concerning intangible assetsNorton Rose Fulbright, Mike Knapper, Ian Giles, Mark Maurice, Lai Lynn Choong and Mark Daniels, 27 April 2021
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Working group to update pharmaceutical merger review in the US, Canada, UK and EuropeNorton Rose Fulbright, Robin Adelstein, Amanda Wait, Richard Wagner, Ian Giles, Jay Modrall and Marta Giner Asins, 31 March 2021
2021 Awards
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A good influence? Investor liability for antitrust infringements by companies in which they invest
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The impact of Brexit on antitrust and competitionNorton Rose Fulbright Website Publications, Peter Scott, Ian Giles, Mark Simpson, Mark Tricker, Susanna Rogers, Caroline Thomas and Mark Daniels, January 2021.
2020 Awards
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Fair(er) Antitrust Enforcement: Will the ICN’s New Global Framework Improve Procedural Fairness for Businesses?Ian Giles, Mark Daniels, Shaha El-Sheemy, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Blog, April 2019
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The European Commission’s Report on Syndicated Loans and Competition ComplianceIan Giles, Mark Daniels and Shaha El-Sheemy, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Blog, published May 2019.
Distinctions
Nominee, 2022 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Mergers
Nominee, 2022 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Cross-Border Issues
Nominee, 2021 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Procedure
Nominee, 2021 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Cross-border issues
Nominee, 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Cross-Border Issues
Nominee, 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Concerted Practices
Nominee, 2019 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Unilateral Conduct
Nominee, 2019 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Concerted Practices
Nominee, 2018 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Cross-Border Issues



