Rikki Haria

Partner at Freshfields

Speaker

Rikki has extensive experience advising businesses across the full range of competition law matters involving UK and EU regulators and courts, including merger control and foreign investment reviews, antitrust investigations, market inquiries and digital regulation. He helps clients take a holistic approach to navigate the growing interplay between antitrust, data privacy, consumer protection and IP laws.

Rikki helps clients navigate complex regulatory environments, including behavioural investigations, digital regulation (such as the EU Digital Markets Act and the UK digital markets competition regime) and emerging technologies (such as artificial intelligence). He also regularly advises on high-profile and cross-border M&A, managing the process of securing merger control and foreign investment clearances around the world.

Rikki has extensive experience before the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and European Commission, including through his time on secondment to the UK CMA. This enables him to formulate arguments that play well with decision makers and to approach difficult cases with innovative ideas and a calm demeanour.