Richard Pike

Richard is a Partner at Fieldfisher, specialising in antitrust litigation. He has acted for defendants but is usually instructed by claimants, both in standalone and follow-on actions relating to cartels and other forms of competition infringement in the UK and EU. He acts for individual clients and for large groups (whether through the collective action regime or otherwise).

As a litigator, he has many years of experience in the Competition Appeal Tribunal as well as in the High Court. His notable cases include the successful defence of Shell in OFT infringement proceedings brought in relation to tobacco retailing as well as a series of cases for Hutchison. His competition damages experience includes acting for defendants in claims based on the paraffin wax and refrigeration compressors cartels. He has also had some involvement with class actions in the United States, where he studied and was seconded for a year, and in Europe.