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Antitrust - New York

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has a premium antitrust team with demonstrable strength principally in M&A counseling, but also in civil litigation and criminal investigations. The firm has notable work with clients from the pharmaceutical, financial and telecommunications industries on matters that frequently contain an international dimension. The team is equally at home representing individuals and multinational corporations.
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Work Highlights

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  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised The Ferrero Group on the antitrust aspects of its acquisition of all outstanding equity of WK Kellogg Co.

Strengths

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  • Davis Polk & Wardwell provides consistently excellent advice and work product and have strong relationships with government decision-makers.

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  • The firm has subject matter expertise, strategic thinking and partners well with in-house counsel.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Ronan Harty
    Ronan Harty

    Ronan Harty

    Ronan Harty is a preeminent antitrust lawyer commended for his investigation and enforcement practice. He has a strong track record of securing merger clearance for multinationals engaged in cross-border transactions.

    • Ronan is the best of the best.

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  • Arthur J Burke
    Arthur J Burke

    Arthur J Burke

    Head of department Arthur Burke is commended for his work representing clients in high-stakes merger investigations. He is further noted for his deft management of complex civil litigation on behalf of prominent clients in the finance and technology industries.

    • Arthur is very thoughtful, knowledgeable, pragmatic and responsive.

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    • A very skilled technician who knows the law inside and out and is responsive and has good commercial sense.

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    • He's a standout in terms of knowing the industry, the DOJ and antitrust laws.

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    • Arthur provides sophisticated and timely counsel on antitrust issues and has a keen understanding of business considerations.

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  • Jessica Delbaum
    Jessica Delbaum

    Jessica Delbaum

    Jessica Delbaum acts in merger investigations and related litigation on behalf of clients in the healthcare and technology sectors. She regularly appears before the FTC and DOJ.

    • She is really experienced on antitrust and HSR.

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    • She is good at reading the landscape and thinking about strategies.

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    • She is efficient and does a very good job.

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    • Jessica tailors her advice to the company.

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  • Nathaniel Asker
    Nathaniel Asker

    Nathaniel Asker

    Nathaniel Asker provides antitrust advice for M&A and handles governmental investigations.

    • He is a very knowledgeable guy.

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    • Nate is a very skilled technician who knows the law inside and out. He is responsive and has good commercial sense.

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  • Christopher Lynch
    Christopher Lynch

    Christopher Lynch

    Christopher Lynch supports companies on investigations and litigation arising from M&A. He has considerable experience advising clients from technology and media sectors.

    • He is very on top of things and is strong at client relationships.

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    • Chris is highly responsive to client requests and combines a strong sense of business considerations with a sophisticated understanding of where antitrust law is headed.

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