Gavin Bushell is a partner in the European Competition & Regulatory Affairs Practice Group in Brussels, where he advises clients on EU competition and merger control law.

He has more than 20 years of experience practicing law and is a frequent speaker at legal conferences, particularly on merger control matters. In 2020, Gavin was listed as one of a limited number of practitioners in the Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Competition.

Gavin was individually ranked in Chambers & Partners Global - Belgium for Competition Law in Band 3. Clients appreciate that Gavin Bushell is "very quick in giving his assessment and gets to the point". He leads high-value merger control mandates that often trigger merger notifications in the EU and across multiple jurisdictions. "He goes the extra mile and finds pragmatic solutions to the problems," says another source. Clients say that Gavin Bushell is "extremely business-oriented, which makes it very easy to talk to him and to explain the practical issues." He is a key figure in the Firm's competition team, regularly advising on EU merger investigations and assisting in the co-ordination of supporting global filings. Clients appreciate his ability to handle international mandates, saying: "He has huge experience in cross-border or multi-jurisdictional filings."

In March 2012, Gavin was named by Global Competition Review as one of the top 40 of the world's leading competition practitioners in its 40 under 40 survey. He is author of a number of articles on EU competition and merger control law and is the author of the three-chapter Introduction to EU Competition Law: Mergers and Acquisitions, published by Edward Elgar Publishing.