As antitrust authorities worldwide step up their cross-border regulatory enforcement measures against mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, corporations are facing an increasing need for a centralized, coordinated approach to identifying and obtaining antitrust approvals. Our lawyers have extensive experience in the efficient coordination of global and regional merger control filings and approvals, as well as providing in-depth analysis of the potential antitrust impact and risk of a proposed transaction.

Our global merger control practices are here to help your business with international and domestic transactions that include merger control proceedings. We possess in-depth knowledge of the EU Merger Regulation, the US Hart-Scott-Rodino Improvements Act and the merger control regimes of other major national competition authorities around the world. We have appeared regularly before the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, the European Commission and other competition authorities in EU member states. Whatever your needs, we can help you navigate this complex legal area.

We have extensive knowledge of structuring complaint transactions, including joint ventures and strategic alliances, as well as a longstanding track record of obtaining multi-jurisdictional clearances and negotiating remedies.

We understand how to steer transactions in concentrated markets through to merger clearance and have represented organizations with significant market shares before competition authorities around the globe. Our lawyers have successfully secured clearances under the EU Merger Regulation, Hart-Scott-Rodino and national merger control legislation for a variety of transactions in a wide range of different sectors.

We have prepared detailed fact-based presentations for regulators worked closely with economists to shape supporting models, analysis and data and negotiated solutions with regulators.

We also have teams of lawyers experienced in collecting and providing documents and other data in response to the requests of regulators. In the US, we have handled large “second requests” for information in the Hart-Scott-Rodino process and have accordingly developed cost-effective approaches to comply rapidly with voluminous information requests.

We have handled transactions in aerospace and defense, data processing, energy, financial services, insurance, manufacturing, retail and a range of other sectors.