London
Austin is a Senior Associate in RBB’s London office, where he has worked since September 2022.
Since joining RBB, he has advised clients on high-profile competition matters before the European Commission and multiple national competition authorities, such as the Competition Market Authority.
He holds an MSc in Economics with Distinction and a BSc in Economics with First Class Honours from Lancaster University.
Austin’s experience covers a variety of competition issues. He has worked on complex merge investigations involving horizontal and non-horizontal analyses, local merger analysis, Phase II investigations, and merger decision appeals.
Austin has also worked across multiple sectors, including financial services, advertising, transport, and biotech.
Selected Cases
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Omnicom/IPG
Merger, Multi-jurisdictional
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Illumina/GRAIL
Merger, EU
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IAG/Air Europa
Merger, EU
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Lindab/HAS-Vent
Merger, UK
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Confidential
Merger & Joint Venture, EU & UK
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EEX/Nasdaq Power
Merger, EU
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