Anthony Woolich
Partner
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Anthony specialises in competition law, commercial contracts and trade regulation, including data protection, public procurement, sanctions, export control, anti-bribery, IP, IT and communications.
Main areas of practice
With extensive experience Anthony heads the Competition and Trade Regulation teams in London. His competition law practice includes advice on merger control, cartels, anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and national subsidy/State aid. His Trade Regulation practice includes sanctions, export control, national security, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, consumer protection, unfair advertising and ESG/climate change regulation. His Commercial practice includes commercial contracts, data protection/privacy, intellectual property, technology, digital trade and communications.
Clients
His clients include UK and international companies and organisations across many industry sectors.
Expertise & Services
- Competition Law
- Corporate & Commercial
- Data Protection & GDPR
- International Trade Regulation
- Regulatory, Disciplinary & Compliance
- Technology
Anthony Woolich stands out as a truly exceptional partner. His deep knowledge of competition law is matched by a strategic, commercially aware approach that consistently delivers practical and insightful guidance.
Career
Anthony graduated from Cambridge University and became a Partner in Blake Morgan in November 2024. He was a Partner in HFW between 2009 and 2024 and in Lawrence Graham (now Gowling) between 1996 and 2009. He was previously a Solicitor at Slaughter and May and at Theodore Goddard (now Addleshaw Goddard).
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Memberships
- Competition Law Association
- Law Society's Competition Section
- City of London Law Society Committee on Commercial Law
- Steering Committee of Procurement Lawyers Association
- Council of European Maritime Law Organisation
- UK Association for European Law
Significant Experience
- Advising leading goods suppliers and services providers on merger control aspects of corporate transactions, including obtaining relevant clearances.
- Advising advertisers on investigations by the Advertising Standards Authority.
- Advised a major energy company on its investment in Rolls-Royce's subsidiary developing small modular (nuclear) reactors.
- Advised an airline on co-operation arrangements with other airlines with particular reference to competition law.
- Advised a commodities finance house on the EU Deforestation Regulation.
- Advised airlines on sanctions against Russia.
- Advised trade associations on compliance with competition law.
- Advised a green energy provider on obtaining trade mark protection in multiple jurisdictions.
- Advised a leisure operator on a suite of data protection policies.
Additional Expertise
Anthony is admitted in England and Wales and is registered with the Law Society of Ireland and the Dutch section of the Brussels Bar.
He speaks advanced French, intermediate Italian and basic Mandarin.
He is a Freeman of the City of London Solicitors Company.
His publications include articles/materials/chapters contributed to: Practical Law, Lexis, Solicitors Journal, Public Procurement Law Review “Joint Ventures in Europe”, Shipping Law Review and Hong Kong Competition Law.
Anthony has for many years been ranked in major legal directories, such as Legal 500, Chambers, Who’s Who Legal and The Best Lawyers in the UK.
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