Competing for talent: Staying on the right side of competition law - A Competition Webinar

This online webinar took place on Tuesday 10^th February 2026. During this event our panel, made up of representatives from the Competition and Markets Authority unpacked the new guidance from the CMA on competing for talent, and answered questions from our members.

Speakers:

Chair: Maria Ouli, Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase and Vice Chair of the Competition Section Advisory Committee

Maria leads the JPMorgan Antitrust Compliance Program in EMEA. Maria has extensive experience managing antitrust and competition law risk in global legal, compliance and audit roles in the financial services, communications and manufacturing sectors. As in-house ounsel Maria has also led complex competition and regulatory law litigation including before the UK Supreme Court.

Dan Rawling, CMA Director, Competition Enforcement

Dan Rawling is a Director in the Competition Enforcement team at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and led its investigation into anti-competitive behaviour relating to freelance labour in sports production and broadcasting. Dan has worked in competition enforcement, consumer protection and economic regulation for 17 years, including at the Office of Fair Trading, the Payment Systems Regulator and the Bank of England. Dan was formerly Director of Policy & International at the CMA and a Director in the CMA’s Covid-19 Taskforce. 

Sharon Horwitz, CMA Legal Director, Policy & Practice

Sharon Horwitz is a Legal Director in the Policy & Practice team at the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), where she brings extensive expertise in competition law, policy and sectoral regulation. She joined the CMA in 2014, following her role at Ofcom, where she advised on key regulatory issues in the spectrum and postal markets. Prior to Ofcom, Sharon worked at Postcomm and had a brief tenure at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in the Cartels and Criminal Enforcement Group.

Her legal career began at Linklaters, where she spent 14 years as counsel in the Competition/Antitrust group, advising on complex competition matters across various sectors.

This event took place 10 Feb 2026