Competition/Antitrust (International & Cross-Border) | Global

This impressive US antitrust team, housed between the New York and Washington, DC offices, has significant experience handling cross-border transactional competition mandates for a premium client roster. With a strong presence in the pharmaceutical, telecommunications and financial services sectors, it works closely with its Brussels and London hubs as well as corporate specialists to provide comprehensive global antitrust advice on merger compliance and antitrust enforcement matters.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is an international firm with strong US foundations. Its offices across Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York play vital coordinating roles in multi-jurisdictional proceedings, supported by strategically located teams in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Clients also benefit from Gibson Dunn's sharp sector focus; its practitioners are accustomed to advising tech giants and energy multinationals on complex global mandates.

White & Case provides clients with an impressive global platform. The firm handles high-end, complex mandates from the USA and works seamlessly with other teams in its expansive network across EMEA and Asia-Pacific, and with other offices across North and South America. The team excels in transactional and contentious matters, and is recognised for its ability to drive cross-border deals in other jurisdictions. By remaining highly tuned to the needs of all international clients, it is a popular choice for global operations.   

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. It frequently represents those in the food, manufacturing, technological and finance industries.

Baker Botts is recognised as an energy sector specialist with international offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It coordinates multi-jurisdictional advice between its offices and in conjunction with local firms, and its clear focus and reputation for excellence in key sectors ensures it is able to maintain relationships with elite partner firms.

Covington & Burling LLP has a talented bench of attorneys who use their previous experience in government positions to provide thorough and comprehensive antitrust representation in M&A, civil actions and cartel investigations. It is also noted for its increasingly strong litigation presence in California. It has particular expertise in the financial services, technology and sports sectors among others, and is well placed to advise on international issues in jurisdictions including the EU, China and South Korea.

New York-headquartered Davis Polk has high-end capabilities across transactional, regulatory and contentious areas. It is set up to serve global clients and project-manage matters from key financial centres, including London, Paris, Beijing and Hong Kong, and collaborates with selected partner firms in other jurisdictions for local law aspects. Primarily serving large US and international investment banks, financial institutions and corporates, the firm has extensive experience handling sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional M&A, financing and capital markets offerings, as well as running international investigations and disputes, including global antitrust files.

Jones Day's US offices are often referenced as the central pillar of its global operations and offer excellent cross-border capabilities to US-headquartered multinationals and international clients. Teams across the firm's US offices are relied upon to coordinate complex cross-border mandates and utilise the firm's broad global presence across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific to give clients a practical advantage when dealing with international issues. The US practice represents the firm's largest concentration of resources and its most in-depth hub of expertise worldwide, covering a full-service range of practice areas and lawyers with international experience across its platform.

Highly rated for its international work across a broad range of regulated industries, Arnold & Porter frequently acts as global counsel to a host of leading multinational companies in the life sciences sector. The firm is particularly highlighted for its high-end expertise in regulatory issues and product liability cases, coordinating advice on the global development and distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical devices across the USA, the EU and Asia.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore is highlighted as an elite-level example of an independent, lockstep firm with significant global influence. Its approach towards international work revolves around maintaining a high-quality partner-led practice in New York which collaborates effectively with other elite independent firms based overseas to advise on cross-border matters. The firm's work is driven predominantly from its New York base, where the bulk of its expertise and resources are situated. It also has a long-established London office which provides clients with a European centre of gravity and a high-performing capital markets group. The firm handles some of the world's most complex and high-value transactions, particularly public M&A involving US-listed corporations, regularly acting as global deal counsel and coordinating legal work across various jurisdictions. Its elite clientele also benefits from the firm's capabilities representing them in both US and international disputes and investigations.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a deep bench of antitrust experts, many of whom established their careers at the FTC. Collaboration between New York and DC offices ensures the provision of comprehensive antitrust coverage on M&A, civil litigation and government investigations. It is particularly recognised for its excellence representing clients in the life sciences sector, and further noted for its strong connections to the manufacturing, producing and technology sectors. The 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. Features a top reputation for work in the hi-tech sector. Also noted for its in-depth cartel defence practice in both class and private actions, especially those pertaining to the pharmaceutical and digital advertising sectors.

The US antitrust team efficiently works with a network of antitrust hubs, notably in Brussels, London and Beijing, to coordinate global merger and compliance matters. In conjunction with strong corporate M&A teams, the firm provides comprehensive support for major clients from the technology and life sciences sectors.

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. Especially well equipped to handle multi-jurisdictional and multinational transactions and investigations. Also noted for antitrust litigation and counselling. Regularly manages competition work for clients in the pharmaceutical, energy and manufacturing arenas.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has a skilful team of experienced antitrust practitioners with notable strength in both mergers and litigation. It 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 recognised for its capacity to advise on cross-border matters.