Ranking tables
Competition/Antitrust | Global
Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 3 Years Ranked- Latham & Watkins LLP 3 Years Ranked
Linklaters 3 Years Ranked- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Arnold & Porter 3 Years Ranked
Baker Botts L.L.P. 3 Years Ranked
Covington & Burling LLP 3 Years Ranked
Hogan Lovells 3 Years Ranked
Slaughter and May 3 Years Ranked- Ashurst
- CMS
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Van Bael & Bellis
- WilmerHale
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedFreshfields has an outstanding competition practice which benefits from regular exposure to far-reaching merger control mandates that often attract in-depth investigation by the EC and trigger notifications in multiple jurisdictions worldwide. The law firm offers:1 Latham & Watkins LLPCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedLatham & 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:1 LinklatersCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedPartners in Brussels, Beijing and New York work with local firms in relevant jurisdictions to provide a seamless offering of global competition and antitrust expertise to their clients. Linklaters' China practice is notable for leveraging knowledge of competition regulation worldwide in the design of competition-compliant selective distribution systems. The law firm offers:
Band 2
2 A&O ShearmanCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedOn 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman. Allen & Overy combines strength in depth across Europe with a highly-respected office in Australia, an important presence in China and smaller teams in the USA. The law firm offers:
2 Baker McKenzieCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedDC-based Mark Hamer is the global chair for the firm's competition/antitrust practice, Düsseldorf-based Nicolas Kredel chairs the firm's EMEA competition group, while Hong Kong partner Stephen Crosswell leads the Asia-Pacific practice. Washington, DC-based Creighton Macy chairs the firm's North America antitrust practice, and Esteban Ropolo leads the Latin America group from Buenos Aires.
2 Clifford Chance LLPCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedClifford Chance has an extensive global offering spanning key jurisdictions in Europe and Asia, centred on its Brussels and London hubs. The law firm offers:
2 White & Case LLPCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedThe firm's global competition practice is led by Mark Gidley, who is based in Washington, DC. A key contact in the firm's EU competition practice is Mark Powell, who splits his time between Brussels and London. Marc Israel in London, Toshio Dokei in Japan and Yann Utzschneider in Paris are also important contacts for the competition law group.
Band 3
3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedLeadership of the firm's global antitrust and competition practice group is shared between Washington, DC-based Stephen Weissman, Rachel Brass in Los Angeles, Ali Nikpay in the London office and the head of the Brussels office, Christian Riis-Masden.
3 Jones DayCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedJones Day has a broad global presence that earns particular praise from clients of the Belgium, China, Germany and Spain offices. The firm has proven skill in coordinating advice with non-Jones Day lawyers on transactions that extend beyond the firm's own network. The law firm offers:
3 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedWashington, DC partner Steven Sunshine is head of the firm's global competition practice. Clifford Aronson in New York leads the North America practice group, while Ingrid Vandenborre leads the team in Brussels. Andrew Foster heads the Asia-Pacific practice and splits his time between Hong Kong and Beijing.
Band 4
4 Arnold & PorterCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedThe firm is recognised as an impressive transatlantic firm with a strong presence in Washington DC and Brussels for major transactions. Arnold & Porter's team in New York assist with cartel defence mandates across multiple jurisdictions, while the London office adds to the firm's wider capacity to represent defendants in follow-on damages claims. The law firm offers:4 Baker Botts L.L.P.Competition/Antitrust2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedBaker Botts demonstrates a transatlantic platform through the integrated operations of the Brussels and Washington, DC offices. The firm's specialist lawyers regularly coordinate with local counsel in other jurisdictions to provide rest-of-world coverage. The law firm offers:4 Covington & Burling LLPCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedCovington & Burling has important teams in Washington DC, San Francisco and Brussels that are best known for their work on merger control and competition litigation mandates. Covington offers:4 Hogan LovellsCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedLogan Breed in Washington, DC and Christoph Wünschmann in Munich are the global co-chairs of the antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice. Beijing-based Adrian Emch is a key contact along with Brussels-based Christopher Thomas.4 Slaughter and MayCompetition/Antitrust2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedThe firm advises on cross-border merger control mandates from its renowned London, Brussels and Hong Kong offices. Clients benefit from Slaughter and May's capabilities leveraging the Best Friends network of leading independent firms and with other local counsel to provide global coverage. Slaughter and May offers: