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Christopher Peacock
Counsel Global Regulatory
London
Dublin
Languages
English, German
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Overview
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Legal 500, 2024 & 2025Key Lawyer
Having spent time practising in London, Brussels and Dublin, Christopher Peacock is able to bring a truly international perspective to cross-border transactions and legal issues. He has a broad range of experience advising clients on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, EU and national/domestic merger regimes, and foreign direct investment regimes and in particular the UK's National Security and Investment Act.
He advises across a wide variety of business sectors, including automotive, consumer, financial services, life sciences, technology and telecoms, real estate and sports, media and entertainment. Christopher is counsel in our Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation practice.
Christopher sits on the global steering committees of the firm’s FDI and Geopolitical Risk and National Security platforms, which bring together experts within Hogan Lovells to advise global business on shifts in geopolitics and the increased use of national security measures by governments around the world.
Legal 500, 2024 & 2025Key Lawyer
Representative experience
Advising clients on filing obligations under the National Security and Investment Act, including on in-depth national security assessments and possible remedies to assuage government concerns.
Advising IBM on its $6.4bn acquisition of HashiCorp.
Advising Kustomer on its $1bn acquisition by Meta, including an unconditional UK phase 1 clearance.
Advising West End landlord Shaftesbury on its £5bn merger with CapCo, bringing together two significant owners of residential and commercial premises in London’s West End.
Advising a large European financial institution on a major global investigation being conducted by antitrust and regulatory agencies, and associated litigation.
Advising a drinks manufacturer on its potential liability for a competition law investigation.
Advising clients on responding to third party requests for information from various regulators.
Providing regular advice and client training on competition law issues including vertical agreements, abuse of dominance and contact with competitors.
Coordinating multi-jurisdictional merger control and FDI assessments and filings.
Credentials
Education
- PGDip, EU Competition Law, King's College London, 2015
- LPC, The University of Law, London, 2011
- GDL, The University of Law, London, 2010
- B.A., University of Warwick, 2006
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, Republic of Ireland
Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales
Recognition
News
Press releases
24 April 2025
Press releases
14 February 2025
Press releases
07 October 2024