Antitrust | USA

Arnold & Porter has a sophisticated antitrust practice which advises and represents clients on large, high-stakes and complex deals, litigation and investigatory matters in the antitrust space. Its attorneys include outstanding trial lawyers, investigators and multibillion-dollar deal closers.The firm has longstanding relationships with clients in the financial services, healthcare and consumer goods markets.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an outstanding DC-based practice that collaborates with a complementary European network to provide seamless national and international antitrust representation. The firm provides a premium clientele with guidance on class actions, criminal investigations and mergers receiving scrutiny from regulatory agencies, as well as offering pre-merger advice and guidance, and support defending against cartel allegations. It has particularly strong client relationships in the telecommunications, natural resources and financial service sectors. The group excels in cases involving price-fixing allegations, market monopolization and bond and debt manipulations.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has a spectacular antitrust group best known for its offerings on the West Coast, as well as for its reputable offices in other key jurisdictions. Practitioners include class action litigators, M&A counselors and cartel defense experts, many of whom regularly provide representation in multijurisdictional and multinational cases. Its notable sector expertise includes technology, communications and transportation. The law firm is highly adept in handling price-fixing conspiracies and no-poach disputes.

Kirkland & Ellis has a talented team with a reputation for expertise in antitrust and possesses an impressive and diverse bench of specialists, willing to go to trial in both criminal and civil litigation and also able to get complex mergers cleared by government agencies. It continues to strengthen its national network with an emerging New York presence. The firm is noted for its particularly strong client base in the private equity sector as well as the financial services, leisure and healthcare industries.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates boasts some of the finest antitrust litigators and transactional lawyers in the country, who show considerable aptitude across a myriad of industries. It continues to handle a large volume of specialist antitrust work as part of its full-service practice, including advice on Hart-Scott-Rodino filings and merger compliance before antitrust enforcement authorities around the world. The firm advises clients in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, financial and telecommunications spheres.

Axinn is a highly respected boutique antitrust firm with broad strength in corporate and litigious work. It is adept at counseling clients through complex merger control issues and also noted for its strong intellectual property practice leveraged in litigation at the cross-section of IP and antitrust. The law firm frequently represents those in the food, manufacturing, technological and finance industries.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a premium firm that is consistently highlighted for its antitrust representation, which it provides for clients from a broad spectrum of industries including the telecommunications, technology and entertainment sectors. Its attorneys achieve impressive outcomes in transactional work such as clearance for M&A and joint ventures and in litigation, including both civil and criminal cases. The firm is well placed to advise clients on international merger control proceedings.

Jones Day is an accomplished team that demonstrates a multijurisdictional proficiency through its seamless representation of national and international corporations. A strong bench of attorneys ensures that all corners of antitrust law, including M&A guidance, civil litigation and criminal investigations, are covered to a premium standard. It is also noted for its expertise in cartel defense work, bolstered by its attorneys' previous experience within enforcement agencies. The firm represents a vast array of clients, including those in the healthcare, technology and pharmaceutical industries.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a prominent firm that offers excellent representation to clients facing the full spectrum of antitrust issues, including cartel defense, civil litigation, merger clearance and regulatory investigation matters. The firm features an array of blue-chip clients among its extensive antitrust portfolio and continues to gain strength in DC with the addition of well-regarded practitioners. The group is adept in representing those in the technology, telecommunications and healthcare sectors.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a deep bench of antitrust experts, many of whom established their careers at the FTC. The collaboration between its New York and DC offices ensures the provision of comprehensive antitrust coverage on M&A, civil litigation and government investigations. It is particularly recognized for its excellence representing clients in the life sciences sector and is further noted for its strong connections to the manufacturing, producing and technology sectors. Tje firm is also commended for handling cartel proceedings on behalf of both national and multinational corporations.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has an exceptional antitrust practice group advising and representing clients in mergers, government investigations and litigation. The firm features a top reputation for work in the hi-tech sector and is also noted for its in-depth cartel defense practice in both class and private actions, especially those pertaining to the pharmaceutical and digital advertising sectors.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a well-respected branch of the magic circle powerhouse with an adept team that features particular expertise in complex, transatlantic merger clearance work. It also handles numerous notable matters in civil litigation as well as criminal cartel investigations. The firm advises clients from a variety of industries including the healthcare, technology and airline sectors.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a highly regarded team with a strong reputation for antitrust litigation and expertise in class action defense. The firm is equally well versed in handling government investigations and civil enforcement, and offers strong merger clearance and antitrust counseling practices. It has expertise in a variety of industries, frequently working with pharmaceutical, life science and academic clients and is supported by a global network and able to handle nationwide and international antitrust cases.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has a skillful team of experienced antitrust practitioners with notable strength in both mergers and litigation. The firm continues to handle a large amount of specialist antitrust work, particularly for clients in the financial services arena, as part of its full-service practice. It is also noted for its handling of criminal government investigations including cartel, rate-rigging and price-fixing cases and further recognized for its capacity to advise on cross-border matters.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is a go-to practice for antitrust representation in M&A, joint ventures and deal work. It is well known for its ability to handle complex regulatory reviews for some of the largest global deals and displays considerable skill in handling matters with domestic and international regulatory agencies.

White & Case LLP enjoys widespread recognition for its successes in antitrust litigation, with attorneys acting in both class actions and government investigations on behalf of defendant parties. It is also noted for its strength in international cartel matters and on antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions. Key clients include national and international life science and pharmaceutical corporations. The group frequently acts in complex cross-border proceedings for both domestic and multinational clients.

Baker Botts L.L.P. continues to develop a dynamic antitrust presence in DC, with clients including major technology corporations and manufacturing companies. It regularly provides representation in multijurisdictional matters, including cartels and civil litigation, and has notable strength in handling transactional matters such as M&A and asset swaps with international filing obligations. Additional sector expertise includes pharmaceuticals, transportation and chemicals.

Crowell & Moring LLP is a high-quality firm that continues to represent clients in high-stakes multidistrict and class action cases across the country, acting for both plaintiffs and defendants. It is also involved in a number of multibillion-dollar transactions involving major international companies across a rich variety of industries including telecommunication, media, healthcare and aerospace. The firm advises on a wide range of governmental investigations along with anticompetitive pricing litigation disputes.

Dechert LLP has a notable practice for antitrust guidance on mergers, joint ventures and follow-up litigation. The firm utilizes relationships between key offices to provide informed and intelligent guidance for organizations receiving scrutiny from the FTC and DOJ. It has strong client connections in the agricultural sciences, technology and airline industries among others. The group is able to handle cross-border matters, providing competition advice to multinational corporations.

Mayer Brown LLP has an impressive team, constituted of numerous DOJ alumni, that offers representation in cartels, civil litigation and transactional work. It acts for clients from a broad spectrum of industries before regulatory agencies in multiple countries. The firm is noted for litigating antitrust cases in trial and appellate courts across the US, and is proficient in managing cases in the food, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP continues to offer advice in all areas of antitrust law, with considerable expertise handling complicated merger clearances and both criminal and civil litigation including cartel defense. The firm boasts a strong reputation advising clients in a variety of sectors, including defense, healthcare and consumer products. It also demonstrates a key understanding of the intersection between antitrust and IP law.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP has a sophisticated practice that combines cartel defense, criminal and civil litigation expertise with a highly capable transactional antitrust offering. It is able to tap into global resources to advise on cross-jurisdictional competition matters for important clients. The firm is equally capable of representing both defendants and plaintiffs in complex litigation, and maintains client relationships in a range of sectors including airlines, financial services and natural resources.

Ropes & Gray LLP has a strong antitrust group frequently sought out for its broad experience handling complex civil litigation, enforcement agency conduct investigations and the merger review process. The firm has robust client relationships in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, private equity and technology sectors. It is well placed to handle matters with an international dimension.

Sidley Austin LLP has a distinguished antitrust team, respected for its commercial focus and track record in civil litigation. The firm offers antitrust counseling and litigation in a wide range of areas, including anticompetitive conduct, sales distribution and M&A, and brings experience to government investigations. It has noted experience pertaining to a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and life sciences.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has an experienced practice, providing advice and representation to blue-chip clients in numerous industries across the spectrum of antitrust matters. It is especially well equipped to handle multijurisdictional and multinational transactions and investigations. Also noted for antitrust litigation and counseling. The firm regularly manages competition work for clients in the pharmaceutical, financial and manufacturing arenas.

Vinson & Elkins LLP has a strong team of antitrust attorneys who cover a wide range of issues including civil and criminal litigation, and government cartel investigations. The firm is also noted for transactional work and compliance counseling, as well as handling conduct investigations and particularly well known for Hart-Scott-Rodino Act expertise. It has strong ties to oil and gas, energy and technology sector clients.

Wilkinson Stekloff LLP is a well-known boutique noted for its strong antitrust offering. It is highly regarded for its litigation and trial capabilities and is well placed to serve clients, especially from the technology industry.

WilmerHale has a top-quality cartel practice that features some of the leading attorneys in the criminal antitrust space. It also handles antitrust reviews of a range of major mergers and acquisitions as well as civil litigation. and is further capable of handling non-merger agency investigations. The firm is able to assist with matters at the intersection of IP and antitrust, and collaborates with international offices while also continuing to develop and broaden its national scope and network. It offers experienced representation to a range of large corporations, including those in the technology, automotive, manufacturing and financial services industries.

Winston & Strawn LLP has an impressive bench of antitrust litigators who work with clients across merger litigation, civil cases and criminal investigations on a national and international scale. It is particularly well known for handling cases in the sports industry as well as matters at the intersection between antitrust and IP law. The firm is further looked to for representation in significant cartel proceedings.