09 Jun 2026
Covington & Burling LLP Expands UK Competition Litigation Team with Mark Simpson
"Mark Simpson joins Covington & Burling LLP's London office as a partner in the Competition Litigation practice, bringing 20+ years' experience in contentious competition law and antitrust litigation."
Mark is a specialist in contentious competition law with particular expertise in competition litigation. He has more than 20 years’ experience helping clients defend damages claims, including class actions, and has been involved in some of the most significant cartel damages and abuse of dominance claims before the English courts. He has also participated in high‑profile investigations brought by UK and European Union competition agencies and in numerous judicial review and appeal proceedings challenging regulatory decisions.
He has advised clients across a range of industries, including technology, financial services, communications, media and broadcasting, energy, transportation, FMCGs and primary industries, and has also advised governments and regulatory agencies. In his career he has spent time in‑house as an antitrust adviser for a communications company and a music industry trade association.
Mark holds an LLM from Victoria University of Wellington and a Postgraduate Diploma in EC Competition Law from King’s College London. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales and has a long history of being recommended by Chambers UK, Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and Legal 500 UK in Competition Litigation categories.