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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Competition: EU - Belgium

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP handles significant EC behavioural mandates on behalf of sophisticated US or Europe-headquartered companies. It defends clients in EC abuse of dominance investigations and acts for major complainant companies seeking to gain traction with the EC for new cases. The law firm also acts on cartel cases and assists a number of clients with merger clearance and FDI filing mandates, including acting for interested third parties.

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Work Highlights

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  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher advised News Corp on regulatory filings including merger control and FDI filings related to the sale of Foxtel and the acquisition of a minority stake in DAZN.

Strengths

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  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's team stands out for its deep expertise in competition and regulatory law, combined with a commercially-focused approach to managing regulatory risk

    Competition: EU respondentGlobal

  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's team brings robust EU expertise, with a strong track record before the European Commission across merger control, cartel enforcement and abuse of dominance cases.

    Competition: EU respondentGlobal

  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has a high level of expertise in EU competition law, broad industry knowledge and solid insight into the working mechanics of the EC.

    Competition: EU respondentGlobal

  • Gibson Dunn has put in a lot of work to understanding commercial needs, which is highly valued by in-house commercial and transactional teams.

    Competition: EU respondentGlobal

  • The lawyers are incredibly hard workers, and were with us every step of the way, so it was a team in the true sense of the word.

    Competition: EU respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Christian Riis-Madsen
    Christian Riis-Madsen

    Christian Riis-Madsen

    Christian Riis-Madsen handles seminal abuse of dominance and cartel cases. He has demonstrable experience defending companies in parallel investigations before competition authorities. He has additional experience in merger control matters, including acting for third parties on disputes around clearance decisions.

    • Christian Riis-Madsen drives the projects in the interest of his clients, is very strategic, and is also very good at maintaining both the big picture and the details of the case.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal

    • Christian Riis-Madsen offers very helpful and structured advice that is both pragmatic and actionable.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal

    • Christian Riis-Madsen is fantastic. He has a really good rapport with the EC and is well respected by clients.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal

    • Christian Riis-Madsen is pragmatic, business-focused, and very experienced. He is a solid adviser, particularly in difficult matters of competition law.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal
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  • Attila Borsos
    Attila Borsos

    Attila Borsos

    Attila Borsos draws upon his expertise to assist clients with high-profile merger clearance proceedings and FDI filings for clients operating in a range of sectors, most notably TMT and life sciences.

    • Attila Borsos is responsive, detail-oriented, and highly effective in managing complex, multifaceted matters.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal

    • Attila Borsos is a key adviser on regulatory matters, consistently providing clear and commercially sound advice.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal

    • Attila Borsos is a highly sophisticated and trusted adviser with deep expertise in EU competition law. He combines strong technical command with exceptional insight into the working of the EC.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal

    • Attila Borsos makes multijurisdictional merger control and FDI filings pain-free and helps his clients strategise their engagement with the various regulators.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal

    • Attila Borsos offers a very high level of service, sophistication and commercial awareness.

      Competition: EU respondentGlobal
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