Ranking tables

Competition/Antitrust | Global

Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

The Global-Wide Competition/Antitrust practice area focuses on reflecting those firms in the market whose international strength sees them handling major global mandates concerning anti-competitive behaviour (monopoly) and unfair business practices. Leading firms are expected to demonstrate strong teams in key commercial hubs across the globe to facilitate intra-office collaboration on European, US and Asia-Pacific regulations derived from competition/antitrust legislation. Firms should have experience working closely with competition authorities including the European Commission, US Competition authorities, Competition Market Authority as well as Fair Trade Commissions across the globe. Unlike the coverage provided in some national guides, this Global-Wide section considers firms' capabilities across both transactional and contentious sides of the market including; cartel and other government investigations, antitrust litigation, M&A-related competition work, advice and implementation of competition strategies for businesses

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Band 1

  1. Freshfields
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    Freshfields
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked

    Freshfields 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:

  2. Linklaters
    1
    Linklaters
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked

    Partners 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:

  3. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1
  4. Latham & Watkins LLP
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. A&O Shearman
    2
    A&O Shearman
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
  2. Baker McKenzie
    2
    Baker McKenzie
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked

    The firm boasts an exceptional global reach that facilitates direct management of the majority of issues arising from international merger control mandates. Baker McKenzie coordinates global teams through key partners based in Belgium, China, Japan, Germany or the UK. The law firm offers:

  3. Clifford Chance LLP
    2
    Clifford Chance LLP
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked

    Clifford Chance has an extensive global offering spanning key jurisdictions in Europe and Asia, centred on its Brussels and London hubs. The law firm offers:

  4. White & Case LLP
    2
    White & Case LLP
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked

    White & Case is a notable player in the competition field demonstrating strength in depth by handling proceedings brought simultaneously across several jurisdictions, including Brussels, the USA, the UK and France. The law firm offers:

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Band 3

  1. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    3
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked

    The law firm leads cross-border mandates through a market-leading US practice and through key offices in Belgium and China. Gibson Dunn offers:

  2. Jones Day
    3
    Jones Day
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked

    Jones 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 & Affiliates
    3
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom boasts strong teams in Washington DC, New York, Brussels and key China offices that all win praise for their ability to work with external firms on local merger notifications. The law firm offers:

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Band 4

  1. Arnold & Porter
    4
    Arnold & Porter
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked

    The 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:

  2. Baker Botts L.L.P.
    4
    Baker Botts L.L.P.
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked

    Baker 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:

  3. CMS
    4
    CMS
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked

    As an international law firm with an on-the-ground presence in over 40 countries, CMS provides strong cross-border expertise in complex antitrust, competition and trade matters. The law firm offers:

  4. Covington & Burling LLP
    4
    Covington & Burling LLP
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked

    Covington & 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:

  5. Hogan Lovells
    4
    Hogan Lovells
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked

    Clients benefit from Hogan Lovells' significant international resources, which combine strong local capabilities across Europe and in Asia, Latin America and the USA. The law firm offers:

  6. Slaughter and May
    4
    Slaughter and May
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked

    The 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:

  7. Ashurst
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4
  8. Herbert Smith Freehills
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4
  9. Van Bael & Bellis
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4
  10. WilmerHale
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4