Neil Rigby
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 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 has been featured in Lawdragon’s 2025 “Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers” list and is a recognised practitioner in Legal 500.
Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Eighteen Weil Partners Named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers Firm Announcement — January 23, 2026
- Weil Advised Blackstone in $400M Series F Funding for Cyera Firm Announcement — January 09, 2026
- Weil Supports Boeing in Securing Antitrust Approvals for the $4.7 Billion Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Deal Brief — December 09, 2025
- Weil Advises Advent International in $800M Sale of Lanteris Space Systems to Intuitive Machines Deal Brief — November 04, 2025
- Weil Advises PAI Partners on €3.6 Billion Froneri Equity Transaction Deal Brief — October 02, 2025
Latest Thinking
- What Sanctions Mean for Boards Publication — Board Agenda — By Christopher Marks and Neil Rigby — PDF — June 06, 2025
- Navigating Large-Scale Document Productions in Global Merger Reviews Blog Post — WorthWeil Antitrust Blog — By Neil Rigby, Nafees Saeed and Venetia Hudd — June 28, 2024
- Client Alert: “Charting competitive landscapes”: European Commission adopts revised market definition guidance to boost antitrust compliance Blog Post — WorthWeil Antitrust Blog — By Niklas Maydell and Neil Rigby — February 13, 2024
- “Charting competitive landscapes”: European Commission adopts revised market definition guidance to boost antitrust compliance Alert — Antitrust — By Niklas Maydell and Neil Rigby — PDF — February 13, 2024