Competition/Antitrust (International Firms) - China
What the team is known for
Baker McKenzie possesses a robust competition practice demonstrating skill in compliance and audits, as well as experience in merger control, investigations and disputes concerning anti-monopoly, bid rigging and FRAND licensing. The firm fields a talented team of lawyers with international and local experience based across Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The group's operation is boosted by its joint operation with FenXun (FTZ), and also benefits from the firm's exceptional global reach and notable offices in London and Brussels. The team regularly receives mandates to provide risk assessment reports for large companies from a variety of sectors. Its key clients include Archer Daniels Midland, Tencent Holdings and Boston Scientific.
Strengths
"I always receive timely responses from the team and they always try their best to make themselves available to us."
"They are a highly experienced and knowledgeable team, and are able to understand the commercial as well as legal considerations when providing advice."
Work highlights
Baker McKenzie represented Generali in the Thai and Indonesian merger control aspects of its USD166 million acquisition of AAGI and AALI.
Notable practitioners
Stephen Crosswell is a longstanding competition lawyer with an impressive track record in the Hong Kong antitrust market. He is a market-leading figure when it comes to cross-border acquisitions, merger filings and HKCC antitrust investigations, representing many multinationals. "Stephen offers professional and excellent services while showing his expertise." "He provides sound legal advice with strong commercial awareness."
