Andrew Hockley
Andrew Hockley
Andrew Hockley
Australian Registered Foreign Lawyer (admitted in England and Wales) and Global Practice Group Leader - White Collar, Antitrust, and International Trade
Biography
Andrew Hockley is Practice Group Leader for White Collar, Antitrust & International Trade, and heads the firm's Antitrust & Competition practice. He has extensive experience in the mainstream competition areas of mergers, cartels, abuse of dominance, distribution and other commercial relationships.
* Andrew is registered in NSW to practise English law at qualified entity Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Australia) Pty Limited only. Partner of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in the US (not licensed to practice law in the United States).
Andrew advises transaction parties on the application of the UK’s National Security & Investment Act and other foreign investment regimes to their transactions. He also advises a number of the UK’s leading utilities, their counterparties and investors on issues of economic regulation.
Andrew is recognised for building a market leading Competition Litigation practice, advising both defendants and claimants on the most important cases in the UK.
Prior to joining BCLP, Andrew was Competition Counsel at BP plc and responsible for advising all areas of the business on competition law and regulatory matters. Andrew has also worked in private practice in Brussels and London, where he has represented clients on numerous high-profile cases before the European Commission and national competition authorities and regulators around the world.
Andrew holds post-graduate qualifications in competition law and economics from Kings College London. He is an English-qualified solicitor, a former member of the Brussels Bar and contributes actively to numerous competition and regulatory law publications, organisations and events.
Australian Practice
At the present time, Andrew is based primarily in Sydney and registered as an Australian-Registered Foreign Lawyer with the New South Wales Law Society. In addition to maintaining his UK practice, he is active “on the ground” as a representative for BCLP, available to support and facilitate clients’ activities with a broad Australian nexus, including in their interactions with our valued network of Australian preferred firms.
Admissions
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England and Wales
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Antitrust & Competition
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White Collar
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International Trade
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Insurance & Reinsurance
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Retail & Consumer Products
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Infrastructure
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Energy Transition
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Anti-Bribery & Corruption
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Corporate
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Finance
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Investigations
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
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Special Investigations
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Electric Vehicles & Charging Infrastructure
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ESG Governance, Compliance and Reporting
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Oil, Gas & Sustainable Fuels
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Insurance Regulatory
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Nuclear
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Water & Utilities
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Insurance: Corporate & Transactional
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AdTech
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PropTech
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Hotels & Hospitality
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InsureTech
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Financial Institutions
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Insurance (Class Actions)
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Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
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Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure
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