Lisa advises in relation to all aspects of competition and regulatory work including merger and foreign investment control, antitrust, market investigations, consumer protection, sectoral regulation, competition litigation, subsidy control, and public procurement. Lisa works in both our London and Brussels offices. She is a member of the Brussels Bar (A list), as well as being qualified as a solicitor (England and Wales).
Highlights include advising:
- Asda on the CMA’s consumer protection investigation into environmental claims made by three fashion brands
- Google on various competition and digital regulation matters
- IDS, the parent company of Royal Mail and GLS, on its recommended all cash offer by EP Group
- Independent Vetcare Limited (IVC) in relation to eight of its completed acquisitions of independent veterinary businesses
- Nationwide on its acquisition of Virgin Money and on the CMA’s retail banking market investigation
- Innogy on the UK merger control aspects of the combination of its subsidiary Npower with the domestic supply business of SSE plc
- Capris on its acquisitions of Jimmy Choo and Versace, as well as its proposed acquisition by Tapestry
- ContourGlobal on its acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
- Ultra Electronics on its acquisition by Cobham
- Wood Group on the UK and global merger control and foreign investment aspects of its acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler
- Various clients on public procurement
Lisa featured in W@Competition’s 2023 list of Five Star Women Competition Professionals and was previously cited in their list of 40 in their 40s Notable Women Competition Professionals. Lisa is recognised as a leading individual for competition law in Chambers UK and Who’s Who Legal: Competition. Lisa is the author of the UK chapter of Getting the Deal Through's 'Market Intelligence - Cartels' publication.
"Lisa Wright is very smart and on the ball." Chambers UK
“A superstar in the making.” Legal 500 UK