Brian Sher
Head of Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Languages
- English
- French
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Brian is the Head of Antitrust, Competition and Trade, CMS UK; Co-Chair, Joint Working Party of the Bars and Law Societies of the UK on Competition Law.
Brian is dual qualified: Solicitor, England & Wales; and Advocaat, Dutch Brussels Bar (A-list) with 30 years' experience and two years' prior management consultancy training.
He has substantial experience in written and oral advocacy before the competition authorities and courts, and in counselling companies and their boards on strategic competition issues. He covers all aspects of EU/UK competition and regulatory law including global merger control, Foreign Direct Investment, distribution strategy, pricing, utility regulation, private enforcement, state subsidies and consumer protection. Brian has extensive experience handling substantive merger control filings in several countries, and extensive investigations experience before the EU/UK competition authorities. He has represented the lead party on several multi-party competition and regulatory appeals. He has also worked as a core member of a US antitrust trial team (US v Oracle).
Alongside general practice, Brian has a particular focus in the technology/media, life sciences/healthcare and energy/infrastructure sectors. He has significant experience of competition issues in copyright, trade mark and patent disputes and is widely known for his expertise in abuse of dominance, especially regarding pricing and rebates schemes.
