Competition/Antitrust | Global

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.

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.

Skadden has a premium global practice which has built widespread coverage and expertise across regions and areas of law on the foundation of its longstanding, market-leading reputation for US law advice. The firm has strength in depth across UK and European teams in transactional and contentious areas which make the firm a leading choice for sophisticated transatlantic matters. It has an excellent presence in key Asian markets, plus a São Paulo office that also boosts the firm's global offering. The firm is a dominant force on international M&A, finance and energy transactions. It also regularly navigates clients through cross-border disputes, investigations and arbitration as coordinating counsel.

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.

The law firm's high-calibre antitrust team, headquartered in Washington, DC, is experienced at project management and the coordination of global antitrust transactions. Combined with its accomplished Brussels hub, Baker Botts provides an integrated transatlantic platform which regularly represents major technology, chemical and pharmaceutical clients on their international merger filings and compliance matters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 defence, civil litigation, merger clearance and regulatory investigation matters. It features an array of blue-chip clients among its extensive antitrust portfolio. The team continues to gain strength in DC with the addition of well-regarded practitioners. It is adept in representing those in the technology, telecommunications and healthcare sectors.

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.

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.

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 team advises on a wide range of governmental investigations along with anti-competitive pricing litigation disputes.

Dechert LLP has a notable practice for antitrust guidance on mergers, joint ventures and follow-up litigation, utilising relationships between key offices to provide informed and intelligent guidance for organisations receiving scrutiny from the FTC and DOJ. It has strong client connections in the agricultural sciences, technology and airline industries among others. It 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. and is noted for litigating antitrust cases in trial and appellate courts across the US. It is proficient in managing cases in the food, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.

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. It has robust client relationships in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, private equity and technology sectors, and 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. It offers antitrust counselling and litigation in a wide range of areas, including anti-competitive 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. 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.

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, and further looked to for representation in significant cartel proceedings.