Antitrust/Competition

Merger Clearances

 We also counsel clients concerning contemplated mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, and represent them in the merger control process. We advise on both friendly and hostile transactions, and have also contested third-party mergers or acquisitions that would adversely affect our clients and competition in the market generally. We have experience negotiating with enforcement authorities and litigating to defend a transaction when it is challenged in court.

Our lawyers assist clients negotiate remedies to address the concerns of antitrust authorities in merger control proceedings. We have significant experience in obtaining judicial and administrative approval for merger remedies, as well as in advising clients with respect to the on-going compliance obligations under such remedies. In the EU, our lawyers have assisted companies in negotiating changes to merger remedies previously accepted by the European Commission as a condition for clearing a transaction.

We handle merger filings and clearances in the United States and the European Union and have represented parties to mergers that have been reviewed by antitrust authorities in many other jurisdictions, including China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan and Mexico. We have extensive experience in identifying the jurisdictions where pre-merger notifications may be required, and formulating strategy in connection with such filings and any ensuing proceedings.