Robin Mackintosh

Robin has experience conducting litigation before the Court of Session, Sheriff Courts and specialist tribunals, including the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He advises on matters with cross-border dimensions and works across a wide range of corporate and commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, contentious M&A matters, the enforcement of restrictive covenants and judicial review proceedings. Robin also has experience acting in group proceedings (class actions) before the Court of Session.

Alongside his litigation practice, Robin advises on competition law compliance and risk mitigation, regulatory enforcement matters, including engagement with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and litigation arising from alleged infringements of competition law. He also advises on regulatory disputes, including data protection litigation, as well as subsidy control compliance matters and challenges to subsidy decisions.

In the field of EU and competition law, Robin is described in the Legal500 directory as having a "strong reputation in the public transportation sector".

Robin advises a diverse range of clients including large Scottish, UK and multinational businesses, central and local government bodies, SMEs and private individuals. He works closely with clients to help them manage risk, resolve disputes and protect their commercial interests.

Robin holds an LLM from McGill University in Montreal, where he focused on competition and regulatory law, internal markets and international trade. He has also tutored corporate, commercial and public law at the University of Edinburgh Law School.

Robin is a member of the Scottish Competition Forum.