06 May 2026
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer hires competition litigation partner Helen Fairhead in London
"Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer hires Helen Fairhead as a partner in its Competition, Regulation and Trade practice in London; she will work on competition litigation, with a focus on damages claims."
Helen is a competition litigation specialist whose practice covers all types of contentious competition matters, with a particular focus on damages claims. She has acted on complex and high-profile competition litigation in the telecoms, technology, transport and financial services sectors. Helen has significant experience acting for both claimants and defendants in High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) proceedings, operates as a member of the CAT’s user group and possesses in‑depth knowledge of the UK litigation funding market. Recent highlights of her work include defending the Qualcomm collective proceedings, which settled post-trial, and successfully defending Orange in the claim brought by Phones4U.
Her arrival adds further partner-level depth to Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s market-leading competition litigation team in London against the backdrop of growing competition class actions and an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.