Biography
Neil Rigby is a partner in Weil’s Antitrust practice, where he advises on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, including merger control, cartel investigations, restrictive practices, market dominance, and sector inquiries. Neil also advises on National Security and Investment Act and other foreign investment reviews, EU foreign subsidies reviews, and UK subsidy control.
Neil also has significant experience in antitrust litigation before the English High Court (Chancery Division and Commercial Court) and the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Neil’s experience encompasses a broad range of industries, including financial services, media, telecommunications, IP/IT, consumer goods, healthcare, sports, aviation, energy, chemicals, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. Neil also has particular experience advising clients on the interface between competition law, intellectual property rights, and sectoral regulation.
Neil is recommended by Legal 500 UK 2014 and has been selected to the 2014 London Super Lawyers list for his EU & Competition expertise.
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Latest Thinking
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Client Alert: “Charting competitive landscapes”: European Commission adopts revised market definition guidance to boost antitrust compliance
Blog Post — WorthWeil Antitrust Blog
— By
Niklas Maydell,
Neil Rigby and
Bella Spring
— February 13, 2024
After much anticipation, the European Commission has adopted its revised Market Definition Notice – the first revision of the Notice since its adoption in 1997. The revised Notice reflects significant developments in market realities over the intervening years – especially the impact of digitalisation and the increasingly interconnected and globalised nature of many commercial dealings. ...
- “Charting competitive landscapes”: European Commission adopts revised market definition guidance to boost antitrust compliance Alert — Antitrust — By Niklas Maydell, Neil Rigby and Bella Spring — PDF — February 13, 2024
- European Commission adopts changes to merger control regime Alert — Antitrust/Competition Perspectives — Weil Antitrust/Competition Perspectives — By Nafees Saeed, Douglas Nave and Neil Rigby — December 13, 2013
- EC Decision On Google’s Proposed Commitments Expected In Coming Weeks Publication — The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel — By Neil Rigby — November 16, 2013
- EC Decision on Google’s Proposed Commitments Expected Soon Blog Post — Weil Antitrust/Competition Perspectives — By Neil Rigby — September 20, 2013