Becket McGrath
Becket advises clients on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, with an emphasis on defending companies against investigations, distribution issues and merger control. Although he advises clients in a broad range of sectors, he has a particular interest in the media, technology and life sciences sectors. This interest extends to the growing importance of public interest and foreign investment reviews for these sectors. He is a leading expert on distribution issues raised by e-commerce, including in the context of selective distribution, and has advised major online retailers, marketplaces and brands on a wide range of strategic competition issues.
Becket has worked in both London and Brussels during his career and is qualified as an English solicitor and Belgian advocaat. He has experience of enforcing UK and EU competition law at a senior level in the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (now the Competition and Markets Authority) and retains good links with enforcement agencies and regulators in the UK and across the EU. Becket was previously featured in GCR’s ‘40 under 40’ feature and is listed as a ‘thought leader’ in the latest Who’s Who Legal/Global Competition Review directory of leading competition lawyers.