Open navigation
Search
Search

Select your region

Emma Waterhouse
Senior Associate

Emma Waterhouse

Languages
  • English

Emma has broad experience advising clients on EU and UK competition law and sectoral regulation gained in private practice, as an in-house advisor and as a Monitoring Trustee. Her experience spans a wide range of industries, including aviation, biotech, energy, financial services, manufacturing, music and telecoms. 

Emma trained and qualified at a Magic Circle law firm where she worked as an associate in the competition and regulatory team for over ten years. During this time, she advised high profile clients on mergers, antitrust, State aid, regulatory and public procurement law matters. She worked in London and Brussels and enjoyed in-house secondments to two financial services companies. 

As a Monitoring Trustee, Emma worked closely with EU and UK regulators and gained valuable perspectives on remedies design and implementation and effective compliance monitoring. 

Emma joined CMS in July 2021 and is based in the firm’s London office. 

Relevant experience

  • Pendragon plc on the sale of its UK motor and fleet management divisions to Lithia Motors Inc.
  • Ball Corporation, on its acquisition of Rexam plc.
  • Michael Kors on the EU and global merger control aspects of its acquisitions of Jimmy Choo and Versace.
  • Global construction company in respect of its involvement in a suspected cartel in Northern Europe.
  • Various companies in relation to regulatory matters as well as ongoing competition compliance.
  • Various clients on public procurement.
  • Multinational telecoms company – defence of two abuse of dominance complaints connected to FRAND licensing.
  • Advising a large multinational in relation to two tax State aid investigations.

Education

  • 2010 - Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, BPP, London.
  • 2009 - Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law, Guildford.
  • 2008 - BA, University of Southampton, Southampton.

Insights by Emma

Heating Oil Market Study

26 Mar 2026 7 min read

CMS advises Scandic Hotels Group on landmark acquisition of Dalata Hotel Group operations

15 Jul 2025 3 min read

Navigating the new consumer protection regime: What travel companies need to know

19 Jun 2025 10 min read

CMS advises InPost on the acquisition of Yodel, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies

22 Apr 2025 3 min read
Back to top Back to top
You will now find all Law-Now content on CMS.law