Kyle Le Croy

Kyle Le Croy
Biography
Kyle is a competition and regulatory litigator based in London. Recognised as a 'key lawyer' by The Legal 500 for EU and Competition Law (2021, 2022), Kyle has also been a member of the teams awarded or shortlisted as 'Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards (2018, 2020, 2024) and the Legal Business Awards (2018, 2020). He also has in-house experience as a secondee to a global energy company and a global retail and investment bank.
Kyle regularly acts for claimants, defendants, and interested parties in complex standalone and follow-on competition litigation, including in class actions before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, as well as in challenges brought against regulatory and competition authorities through judicial review and appeal proceedings. He also has experience in defending high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, including during dawn raids, settlement, and commitments procedures.
In his practice Kyle represents regulated companies subject to licensing regimes and other regulatory rules that set the parameters of how they can do business in advance, including in the technology, energy, water, rail, aviation, telecoms, and financial sectors. He works collaboratively and effectively within multidisciplinary teams, including with competition and regulatory economists, financial analysts, policy advisors, in-house counsel, and business leaders.
Kyle is a solicitor advocate and has appeared before the European Court of Justice, the European Commission, and the UK Competition and Markets Authority. A member of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association, London Solicitors Litigation Association, and Young Public Law Group, Kyle holds a BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, a Master's in EU Law from King's College London (Merit), and a BA (Joint Hons) from Yale University (Distinction).
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Northumbrian Water - in a class action litigation in the Competition Appeal Tribunal concerning alleged breaches of regulatory obligations
- Morningstar - in a litigation before the EU General Court concerning a rival’s alleged abuse of dominance in relation to intellectual property rights
- Mastercard - in a litigation before the European Court of Justice concerning the Interchange Fee Regulation and Payment Services Directive
- BASF - in a litigation before the EU General Court concerning requests for information by the European Chemicals Agency
- Delta Air Lines - in its statutory appeal against the Civil Aviation Authority’s H7 Final Decision on the economic regulation of Heathrow Airport
- Electricity North West - in relation to Ofgem’s RIIO-ED2 price control and statutory appeal by a third party in relation to the same
- Online travel agency - in a European Commission investigation concerning price parity clauses in global distribution agreements with airlines
- Global e-commerce platform - in relation to investigative measures of the European Commission in connection with its e-Commerce Sector Inquiry
- Online marketplace - in an enforcement by the Competition and Markets Authority concerning alleged breaches of the Consumer Rights Act 2015
- Online search platform - in proceedings before the European Commission in connection with US trade sanctions and the EU Blocking Statute
- Global financial institution - in a market investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority concerning public cloud infrastructure services
- International investment bank - in global investigations into an alleged cartel concerning FX benchmarks by multiple regulators
- International investment bank - in the European Commission’s investigation into an alleged cartel concerning LIBOR and EURIBOR
- Worldwide payment organisation - in a European Commission antitrust investigation resulting in split settlement and commitment decisions
- Bondholders - in relation to an EU Member State's transposition of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive and potential litigation
- Investment funds - regarding litigation risk following investigations of pharmaceutical excessive pricing and patent settlement agreements
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Recognised as a 'key lawyer' by The Legal 500 for EU and Competition Law (2021, 2022)
- Member of the teams awarded or shortlisted as 'Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards (2018, 2020, 2024) and the Legal Business Awards (2018, 2020)
Education
Education
- Yale University
- University of Oxford
- King's College London
Admissions
Admissions
- Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales
- Solicitor, qualified in Ireland
Publications
Publications
- Altice Europe v Commission, Case Comment (Utilities Law Review)
- EU/US Patent Settlements: An Overview of Leading Cases (Concurrences, e-Competitions, Art. N° 58749)
- Requests for Information (Concurrences, Global Dictionary of Competition Law, Art. N° 12281)
- Cracks in the Finish: Affirming Fundamental Rights in the Cement Cartel Case (Competition Policy International, Europe Column)
- A Theory of Everything? Intel, Loyalty Rebates, and the Restriction of Competition by Object (Kluwer Competition Law Blog)
- Navigating the Digital Age: the European Commission's Differing Approaches to Merger Control and Abuse of Dominance in the Digital Sector (Competition Policy International, Antitrust Chronicle)
- Assessment of Global Competition Agency Implementation of ABA Best Practices (UK chapter), Report by the Procedural Transparency Task Force, ABA Antitrust Section
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- London Solicitors Litigation Association
- Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)
- Young Public Lawyers Group
Languages
Languages
- English
- French