Steve Smith

Partner and Head of Competition and Anti-Trust, RPC

Stephen is the Head of the Competition and Anti-Trust Practice at RPC.  He has extensive experience advising across a broad range of EU and UK competition law matters, including complex cartel investigations, merger inquiries and market investigations.  He has recently advised key client RSA throughout the UK market investigation into private motor insurance.  Other recent cases include advising the MyFerryLink business before the CMA, Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal in respect of the Eurotunnel/SeaFrance merger inquiry and Sports Direct on a number of merger and anti-trust issues.  Stephen also has experience on the regulator side of the fence, having spent time at the UK Communications regulator, Ofcom.