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  1. Austin Andrew
London
Andrew Austin
Partner, Head of London Dispute Resolution
andrew.austin@freshfields.com
London: +44 20 7936 4000
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Andrew leads our London dispute resolution practice. He handles commercial disputes, consumer protection matters, and product liability and data privacy litigation within the tech, life sciences, consumer goods and retail sectors. He also helps clients manage regulatory risks and develop and implement cross-border regulatory strategies.

He has acted on some of the most complex consumer mass claims of the last decade and is particularly focused on coordinating the defence of such litigation across multiple markets. He has a particular specialism in product liability defence work, and is ranked by Chambers (2025) in Band 1 for both Life Sciences - Product Liability and Product Liability: Mainly Defendant.  

Andrew advises clients on the application of product liability rules to emerging tech, and in May 2018 was appointed to the European Commission’s Expert Group on Liability and New Technologies. In December 2019, he joined the Commission's subgroup on AI and product safety. Another area of focus, in recent years, has been the growing importance of consumer law and governments’ increasing scrutiny of consumer-facing business practices. For example, he is currently advising clients on the UK's new consumer protection enforcement regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

Andrew was formerly the co-head of the firm’s Consumer and Healthcare sector group and our UK graduate recruitment partner. He is closely involved with Halo, the firm’s global LGBTQ+ and allies network group. 

He speaks English, French and German.

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Artificial intelligence
Mass claims and class actions
Consumer products
Life sciences
Technology
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  • Helping a healthcare company co-ordinate the defence of product liability claims and related regulatory enquiries in a large number of markets outside North America.
  • Assisting multiple clients with investigations by the UK Competition and Markets Authority into alleged unfair sales, pricing and promotional practices.
  • Advising a global pharma company on litigation and investigations management issues arising from a series of interlinked M&A transactions.
  • Acting for a diagnostics products manufacturer in relation to false positive results produced by a hospital’s laboratory in the context of cancer screening, and defence against threatened legal action.
  • Helping a global tech company prepare for compliance with the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and other new consumer protection legislation.

"Andrew is a fantastically skilful and perceptive lawyer. He focuses on solutions, presenting clear and direct recommendations in simple terms."
— Chambers 2025
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Andrew Austin
Partner, Head of London Dispute Resolution
andrew.austin@freshfields.com
T +44 20 7936 4000
london Office

100 Bishopsgate

EC2P 2SR london
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