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Competition: EU - Belgium

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What the Team is Known For

Some of Arnold & Porter's most impressive work stems from its strong reputation among major life sciences sector companies, which instruct the firm on mergers and abuse of dominance complaints. The firm has also acted on phase II EU merger investigations of planned IT sector transactions, working together with lawyers in Washington, DC to coordinate US merger and FDI filings. The team also advises on DMA matters and follow-on damages litigation.

Work Highlights

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  • The Arnold & Porter team assisted Pfizer with EU and US merger filings for its USD43 billion acquisition of Seagen.

Strengths

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The firm provides thoughtful, concise and pragmatic legal advice.

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The team at Arnold & Porter simply has an excellent ability to advise holistically on complex multijurisdictional issues.

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Arnold & Porter has a very strong team from top to bottom.

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I know that I can always count on Arnold & Porter to be present whenever we need.

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Notable Practitioners

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Niels Ersbøll
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Niels Ersbøll
4
Band 4

Climbing the rankings this year is Niels Ersbøll, who regularly assists pharmaceutical companies with the coordination of large-scale multijurisdictional merger filings. His practice extends to advising clients on competition law questions concerning the distribution of new products, including vaccines, and he has additional experience acting for clients on EC investigations.

Niels Ersbøll is always very pragmatic, quick and to the point.

I’ve really appreciated working with Niels: he is very calm, takes a very practical approach and has a wealth of knowledge.

It’s a pleasure to work with him. He knows how to make an in-house counsel’s job easier by understanding the business background and adapting to his audience.

Niels is always extremely responsive and thoughtful in helping us navigate a rapidly changing regulatory world. I appreciate how he takes the time to understand our company’s goals.

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Axel Gutermuth
5
Axel Gutermuth
5
Band 5

Axel Gutermuth plays a leading role on high-profile complex merger control and FDI mandates in the technology and life sciences sectors. He also regularly advises on competition compliance in commercial agreements and complaints to European authorities. Axel Gutermuth is German law-qualified and assists with merger filings to the Bundeskartellamt, as well as antitrust investigations.

It is always a pleasure working with Axel as he produces good quality work.

Axel is very a knowledgeable practitioner and has good relationships with the Commission.

Axel Gutermuth is quick at providing advice.

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Luc Gyselen
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Luc Gyselen
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Band 6

Luc Gyselen is an experienced competition lawyer with a broad practice. His recent work includes assisting clients with European merger filings.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Niels Ersbøll
4
Niels Ersbøll
4
Band 4
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Axel Gutermuth
5
Axel Gutermuth
5
Band 5
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Luc Gyselen
6
Luc Gyselen
6
Band 6
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