Greg Dowell
Greg is the senior knowledge lawyer for the firm’s competition team, and is responsible for the team’s knowledge management function.
Greg trained at Macfarlanes and, post-qualification, worked in the firm’s competition team for several years, representing clients on a wide range of matters including UK and EU merger control, competition litigation, cartel investigations, competition law compliance advice, and broader regulatory matters.
Before re-joining the firm as senior knowledge lawyer, Greg spent six years as in-house competition counsel in a multinational universal bank. There he principally advised the corporate and investment banking divisions and internal service company, dealing with internal and external investigations and market studies, devising and leading internal training programs, and supporting on transactions including acquisitions, disposals, strategic investments and joint ventures.
In his role as senior knowledge lawyer, Greg is responsible for ensuring the competition team is up to date with the latest legal developments, organising and developing the internal training programme, and managing its knowledge resources. Greg also writes and edits articles, practice notes and client alerts, including for leading external publications and journals.
Greg is responsible for the team’s contributions to the UK sections of Mergerfilers, for whom Macfarlanes is the UK National Expert.