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Competition/Antitrust - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
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Band 2
What the team is known for

On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman. Allen & Overy combines strength in depth across Europe with a highly-respected office in Australia, an important presence in China and smaller teams in the USA. The law firm offers:

• Advice for prominent technology sector clients both on formal EC behavioural investigations and on interactions with other competition regulators that are examining potential breaches of local competition rules.

• Assistance with private damages claims brought across Europe and in the USA.

• Experience handling global merger clearance mandates, with notable experience in high-profile transactions in the media sector.

Notable practitioners

Philip Mansfield and Elaine Johnston co-head the global competition practice and are based in London, New York and Brussels respectively. François Renard leads the firm's China practice from Hong Kong.

Strengths

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