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Competition/Antitrust - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
What the Team is Known For
The firm is recognised as an impressive transatlantic firm with a strong presence in Washington DC and Brussels for major transactions. Arnold & Porter's team in New York assist with cartel defence mandates across multiple jurisdictions, while the London office adds to the firm's wider capacity to represent defendants in follow-on damages claims. The law firm offers:
• Experience acting on high-profile global mergers for clients in the TMT, life sciences and chemical sectors.
• Evidence of managing transactions that are subject to both a second request in the USA and a Phase II investigation in the EU.
• US litigation capabilities in cases facing the DOJ or the FTC when they seek to block global mergers.
Key contact
Washington, DC-based partner Michael Bernstein and Brussels-based partner Niels Christian Ersbøll are the global co-chairs of the firm's antitrust/competition practice group. New York-based partner Scott Lent is the chair of the firm’s US antitrust/competition practice group.