Competition/Antitrust - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
What the team is known for
Latham & Watkins brings together teams in Brussels, Washington DC and San Francisco to provide clients with an extensive network of competition and antitrust experts. The firm is recognised for its capabilities handling both transactional and contentious matters. The law firm offers:
• Expertise in EU and US merger control aspects of global private equity or strategic M&A transactions.
• Advice for major clients on matters concerning both abuse of dominance and cartel investigations.
• Experience defending technology sector clients in parallel investigations in multiple jurisdictions.
• Defence of companies in follow-on damages claims that are filed by claimant groups in different jurisdictions.
Strengths
"Latham is a firm with an incredible global reach and a real consistency of quality across its lawyers. It has a very, very deep bench with lots of expertise."
"What I really appreciated is the fact the team quickly got into the details and technical aspects of our business. It showed business acumen and understood the issues quickly."
Notable practitioners
The firm's global competition team is co-headed by Amanda Reeves in Washington, DC. Sven Völcker in Brussels is another key contact.
