Alex Evans Senior Associate

Senior Associate

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Alex acts on a broad range of complex domestic and international disputes, with a specialisation in competition matters.

Alex acts on a range of contentious matters, and has advised on High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court trials, Competition Appeal Tribunal claims, arbitrations, mediations and international litigation.

Alex has a particular focus on contentious competition and antitrust matters, alongside a general commercial practice. Alex has acted on a number of significant class action claims within the UK’s collective proceedings regime. Alex’s practice is cross-border and often involves working with leading independent firms around the world to provide global strategic advice.

Having been seconded to a leading New York law firm, Alex has particular familiarity with US litigation and enforcement matters.

Alex has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oxford and a Post-Graduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from King’s College, London.

Expertise

Recent work

Global financial institution

Representing a global financial institution in defending very significant private and class actions in the High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal arising out of alleged FX manipulation.

Major global producer of bearings

Advising a leading global producer of bearings products in its defence of various competition damages claims in the Competition Appeal Tribunal and High Court.

Global software company

Representing a global software company seeking to enforce a portion of a substantial US judgment in a long-running transatlantic dispute which includes judgments given by the English Court of Appeal, European Court of Justice and US Court of Appeals.

Major retailer

Representing a Dutch company in relation to litigation in the Court of Appeal against a US company concerning a contractual dispute involving US import regulations.

Major global pharmaceuticals company

Representing a global pharmaceuticals company in defending competition damages claims in the High Court.

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In depth

Supreme Court breathes life into UK class action regime: Macfarlanes analysis

Simon Day , Emma Radcliffe, Alex Evans , Michael Freedman 15 Jul 2021

In a highly anticipated judgment in December 2020, the Supreme Court confirmed that the test which parties need to satisfy in order to bring competition class actions in the UK is...