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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Advancing in the rankings this year is Ashurst, a law firm that frequently advises on EU merger clearance matters and FDI notification. Ashurst defends clients in BCA or EC cartel and abuse of dominance investigations and advises governments on important state aid cases. It also acts on ongoing compliance mandates, while key individuals attract attention for their work on significant competition law cases within the sports sector.

Work Highlights

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  • Ashurst assisted Apax with the merger control filing for a number of transactions, including its proposed acquisition of a minority stake in PetVisor.

Strengths

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The lawyers at Ashurst are able to understand complex and multi-faceted matters with ease.

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The team has a top-notch and comprehensive knowledge of the technical legal aspects of competition law, coupled with an astute and pragmatic commercial mindset.

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Ashurst has technical legal expertise combined with high-level commercial awareness.

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Ashurst possesses a high-degree competence and efficiency.

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Notable Practitioners

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Denis Waelbroeck
2
Denis Waelbroeck
2
Band 2
Denis Waelbroeck has acted for EU member states on high-profile state aid cases relating to differences in the tax treatment of individual companies. He also has notable experience in high-profile cases that seek to apply competition law principles to the sports sector and appeals against EC decisions in relation to merger control.

Denis is very intelligent and across all of the issues. His opinion is extremely relevant to us.

Denis Waelbroeck is one of the pre-eminent competition lawyers, his knowledge of European institutions and how they function is unparalleled. He's the reason we instructed Ashurst.

Denis is absolutely first-class for antitrust advice and competition litigation.

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Denis Fosselard
5
Denis Fosselard
5
Band 5

Denis Fosselard assists clients with EC merger notifications, the filing of complaints of abuse of dominance and appeals of cartel decisions. He is particularly active for clients hailing from the telecommunications and other regulated industries. Denis Fosselard is also Italian law-qualified and advises on merger clearance and FDI notifications to the Italian competition authority.

Denis Fosselard offers top-notch legal advice with excellent commercial awareness and feel.

He listens to the objectives and concerns of the client and makes sure to get the strategy correct.

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Competition/European Law: State Aid
Denis Waelbroeck
2
Denis Waelbroeck
2
Band 2
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Denis Waelbroeck
4
Denis Waelbroeck
4
Band 4
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Denis Fosselard
5
Denis Fosselard
5
Band 5
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