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Leading companies depend on Dechert’s antitrust/competition lawyers’ creative solutions to the most difficult antitrust issues in merger clearance, litigation and business planning.
We prioritize understanding our clients’ businesses inside and out. This enables us to integrate legal, economic and factual arguments into a persuasive presentation before an antitrust agency, in court or at the negotiating table.
Our antitrust lawyers bring a strategic focus to high-stakes litigation, securing timely government agency review of complex business combinations, defending against sensitive criminal investigations and resolving government antitrust investigations. We provide pragmatic business solutions by our deep understanding of the markets in which our clients operate.
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Dechert LLP is highly regarded for capabilities across all aspects of antitrust work. The firm offers clients notable strength in high-stakes antitrust litigation. It acts for a broad client roaster including food and healthcare sector companies.
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Dechert LLP represented CMC in the defense against Pacific Steel Group’s claims under California’s Cartwright Act and common law alleging unfair competition and below cost and loss leader pricing.
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Dechert is brilliant academically. It brings a really strong knowledge of antitrust principles which can be a really thorny and esoteric area of law. Its attorneys are strong at outside-the-box thinking.
Dechert has a deep understanding of our business model, as well as of the applicable law. It is therefore uniquely positioned to provide meaningful and accurate guidance. Dechert's advice is never abstract or general, it is always given with our very specific situation in mind.
Dechert knows our business exceptionally well. The firm is extremely responsive and is very strategic in its advice and guidance. We receive excellent counsel and all-round work from this team.
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Howard is informative, communicative and explains the pros and cons of whatever positions he is describing so we always feel fully informed and up to speed on the risks.
Howard stands out, he is just terrific. He is thoughtful, brilliant and extremely responsive. His work is very thorough and thoughtful.
Howard is fantastic. His advice is always grounded in the law while carefully balanced against practical business concerns and our unique position in the marketplace.
Russell Cohen is especially adroit at tech-related antitrust matters, alongside displaying notable acumen in other unfair competition disputes.
Russell is excellent in all domains. He is a strategic, effective litigator and negotiator. He is a master of the facts and details.
Russell brings an unusual ability to cut through dense legal and economic issues and frame them in a way that keeps strategy and execution aligned. In high-stakes antitrust disputes, particularly in tech, he combines intellectual rigor with a collaborative style that inspires confidence.
Russell is a deep strategic thinker and is adaptive and responsive.
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