Simon Neill is head of Osborne Clarke's competition practice, where he specialises in competition (antitrust), regulatory and EU law. Simon advises on the full range of competition and regulatory issues arising under UK and EC merger control laws; the Competition Act 1998 and Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty; utilities regulation; state aids; and procurement laws.

Simon's practice involves advising companies on the competition law aspects of their commercial arrangements and activities; seeking merger control clearances for public takeovers, private acquisitions and joint ventures; acting in cartel and individual company investigations by competition authorities and sector regulators.

Simon read anthropology and law at Pembroke College, Cambridge.  He then trained with Freshfields, specialising in competition law shortly after qualifying in 1995.  His subsequent experience includes two years spent in Freshfields' Brussels office (1999-2001).   After a short period at Norton Rose, Simon joined Osborne Clarke as a partner in May 2005.