Euan Burrows

Partner, London

Biography

“Euan Burrows is the best competition litigator we have come across. Euan has deep industry knowledge, understands how the regulators think, is super smart and can explain complex concepts to business leaders in a memorable, impactful way.”
Legal 500 UK 2025 – Competition Litigation

Overview

Euan Burrows is a partner in the firm's UK Competition team. Admitted in England, Wales and Ireland, Euan acts on a wide range of competition law, state aid and procurement law matters and has considerable experience in dealing with the European Commission, Competition and Markets Authority, concurrent UK regulators, UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and private courts (including advocacy higher rights of audience). His practice encompasses competition law investigations, competition and procurement law litigation, regulatory challenges (including judicial review), merger control and the application of competition law to a wide range of commercial agreements and practices.

Euan also has particular experience of providing coordinated state aid, competition, procurement and merger control advice in connection with large transport and infrastructure projects in the UK and Europe.

Euan is Chair of the UK Competition Law Association and sat on the Competition Appeal Tribunal User Group Panel.

Euan is recommended by the major legal directories: Legal 500 (Competition law - Hall of Fame; Competition Litigation - Leading Practitioner); Chambers & Partners (Competition law; Competition litigation); Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal); and IFLR.

Bars and Courts
England and Wales, Solicitor
Ireland (non-practicing)
Education
Bar Finals, Commendation
Inns of Court School of Law

London

MA Political Science
Cambridge University

St Catherine’s College

Languages
English
French

Experience

Awards and Recognition

Leading Partner, Legal 500 UK, IT and telecoms 2025

Recognised Practitioner, Legal 500 UK, Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity 2025

Legal Business Competition Matter of the Year (Winner)

The Lawyer Competition Matter of the Year (Winner, Runner up)

Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Litigation Matter of the Year (Winner)

Legal Week Competition Matter of the Year (Runner up)

Legal 500 UK – Competition Law – Hall of Fame

Legal 500 UK – Competition Litigation – Leading Practitioner.

Chambers UK – Competition Law: Litigation – Band 3

Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) – Recommended for Competition