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What the Team is Known For

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom fields a compact competition team providing support to the firm's highly successful global M&A practice from Beijing and Hong Kong. The team advises a wide range of US and multinational corporations on merger control issues, drawing on impressive support from its heavyweight teams in New York, Washington and Brussels. The firm has an international client roster which includes corporations such as Activision Blizzard, JX Nippon and Intel. The firm is frequently sought out to support clients in complex transactions involving potential horizontal overlaps and vertical relationships.

Work Highlights

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  • Skadden acted for HP on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of Poly, formerly Plantronics, for USD3.3 billion.

Strengths

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"Skadden's advice and handling of the negotiations on complicated matters was great. Thanks to their tough negotiating, we reached a good agreement."

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"Their turnaround time and attention to detail are world class."

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew L Foster
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Andrew Foster is the Hong Kong-based leader of the firm's antitrust offering in the Asia-Pacific region with a strong specialism in merger filings. He boasts an enviable track record in filings for clients in the semiconductor and electronics industries.

"Andrew brought in plenty of prior experience, having worked on mergers in Asia-Pacific before. His calm demeanour was reassuring to everyone in the team."

"Andrew Foster definitely handles very big deals in the market. He is very sophisticated and experienced in the market."

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