Geradin Partners—Tom Smith

Leading competition law boutique Geradin Partners is pleased to announce that Tom Smith is joining as a Partner based in London. 

Tom Smith joins from the UK competition authority, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), where he was Legal Director. Before joining Geradin Partners, Tom led the legal team on the Digital Markets Taskforce, which was set up by the British Government to advise it on digital regulation.

During his time at the CMA, Tom led many of the most significant cases including the market study into online platforms and digital advertising, the Sainsbury’s/Asda and BT/EE merger inquiries, the abuse of dominance case against Pfizer, and the retail banking market investigation. 

Founding partner, Professor Damien Geradin said: ‘Expanding our London capability is the logical next step in our firm’s development, considering that the CMA has taken on a leading role in digital enforcement having set up the Digital Markets Unit and taken on more cases post-Brexit.’

Tom Smith said: ‘I am really excited to join Damien and the team, which is a market leader in the tech, telecoms and media sectors. We look forward to helping businesses navigate their most complex competition law issues.’