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Over 13 years experience advising UK and international clients on a range of competition law matters, including dawn raids, investigations, market studies, abuses of market power, merger control and antitrust litigation. Particular expertise in handling CMA investigations, as described by Legal500: "A litany of clients in the food, retail and life sciences sectors turn to Jessica Gardner for her assistance on CMA investigations".I also provide strategic counsel on sustainability and ESG regulation to clients across all sectors, with particular expertise in f&b, retail/consumer goods and life sciences.Rankings:- Top 25 up and coming UK female lawyer under 40 in Law.com's Rising Star Awards- Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 2023 / 2024 / 2025- Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer 2023 & 2022- Runner Up in the ‘Lawyer of the Year’ category at the Modern Law Awards 2022.Client testimonials:- 'Jessica Gardner is a real iron fist in a velvet glove on the litigation side.’- ‘Jessica Gardner goes above and beyond to deliver commercial and pragmatic advice on time. She is great at keeping us updated on costs, more than any other firm I’ve worked with, making it much more easy to manage our budget'- ‘Very good regulatory insight into technical areas relevant to our business. Their technical regulatory focus – particularly in ESG – has been invaluable’- ‘Jessica Gardner - smart, pleasure to deal with and always provides commercial, practical advice‘- ‘Jessica Gardner is an exceptional lawyer and partner to our in-house team. She provides fast feedback and applies the law and technicalities to our specific situation, meaning that the advice she gives is practical and commercial – exactly what I need from an external lawyer. She is a rising star and delivers consistently great work‘- 'Understands her corporate client’s objectives intrinsically and pursues them in a relentless yet practical fashion’

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