John Davies

John Davies is a UK solicitor and has practised in Brussels since 1989. He also now practises through the London office. He was the managing partner of the Brussels office between 1989 and 2000 and is now the co-head of the firm’s consumer products and retail sector group. Before joining the firm he worked as a case officer in the Competition Directorate-General in the European Commission. He has since focused on competition and regulatory matters at both European and national levels (including the coordination of cases before several different competition authorities in major international transactions). John works across a wide range of industries (including utilities), especially on mergers and joint ventures, restrictive practices, distribution systems and abuse of dominance. He has particular experience of bringing and defending complaints against anti-competitive behaviour. John is a visiting senior lecturer and a member of the executive council of the Centre for European Law at London University (King’s College). He is also a non-governmental advisor to the European Commission at the International Competition Network. Born in 1956, John was educated at Bristol University. He became a partner in the firm in 1988. John works in English and in French.