The Paul, Weiss Antitrust Practice advises clients on a full range of global antitrust matters, including antitrust regulatory clearance, government investigations, private litigation, and counseling and compliance. The firm represents clients before antitrust and competition authorities in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions around the world.
Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss Named D.C. Antitrust Litigation Department of the Year by National Law Journal
The National Law Journal recognized Paul, Weiss and its D.C. team as Washington’s “Litigation Department of the Year – Antitrust” at its 2024 Legal Awards.
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TPG to Invest in Techem in €6.7 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising TPG Rise Climate, the dedicated climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform, on the antitrust and regulatory aspects of its €6.7 billion investment, alongside a minority investor GIC, of Techem Group.
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Roark Capital Completes Acquisition of Subway Restaurants
Paul, Weiss advised Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Subway Restaurants, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands.
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New HSR Act Notification Requirements Will Impose Significantly Greater Burden on Filers
- Joseph J. Bial
- Andrew C. Finch
- Katharine R. Haigh
- Marta P. Kelly
- Austin S. Pollet
- Scott A. Sher
- Joshua H. Soven
- Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
- Aidan Synnott
- Brette Tannenbaum
- Christopher M. Wilson
- Charles E. Crandall IV
- Lisa Danzig
- Chad de Souza
- J. Todd Hahn
- Zuzanna Knypinski
- John W. Magruder
- Yuni Yan Sobel
- Antitrust
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Mark R. Laramie
Significant changes to premerger notification rules are set to go into effect in January 2025, with private equity buyers likely to have the highest burden. Here we offer practical guidance on what anticipated filers can do now to be prepared.
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Publications
Scott Sher Discusses Potential Slowdown Effects of New FTC Merger-Review Process on Deals With Corporate Counsel
Antitrust partner Scott Sher was quoted in a Corporate Counsel article about the Federal Trade Commission’s revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules, which will require companies in a proposed merger to provide a significant amount of additional data to the FTC and Department of Justice.
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Tee St. Matthew-Daniel to Discuss Best Practices for Dawn Raids at ABA Panel
Litigation partner Tee St. Matthew-Daniel will participate in a panel, “Knock, Knock: Dawn Raids Best Practices,” hosted by the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section Compliance & Ethics Committee.
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Constructive Remedies Accepted in the EU’s First In-depth FSR Decision
In the first in-depth investigation into a merger under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the European Commission announced that a non-EU state-controlled purchaser supported by an unlimited guarantee has been cleared to acquire EU-based businesses under the foreign subsidies regime, but must remove post-merger financial support for the merged business in the European Union.
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Nicole Kar Discusses Implications of Recent European Court of Justice Decision for Below-Threshold Merger Regulation on Our Curious Amalgam Podcast
Antitrust partner Nicole Kar was the featured guest on the October 14 episode of the Our Curious Amalgam podcast.
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Chris Wilson Discusses the State of the Failing Firm Defense on ABA’s Our Curious Amalgam Podcast
Antitrust partner Chris Wilson was the featured guest on the September 2 episode of the Our Curious Amalgam podcast, in association with the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association.
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Roger Johnson, Will Aitken-Davies and Nicole Kar Featured in Lexis+ UK M&A Trends Report
Paul, Weiss partners Roger Johnson, Will Aitken-Davies and Nicole Kar were featured as expert commentators in the Lexis+ UK M&A Trends Report, a comprehensive analysis of public M&A activity and legal/regulatory developments in the UK in the first half of 2024.
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The Paperwork Predicament: Unpacking the Burdens of US and EU Competition Notifications
- Joseph J. Bial
- Ross Ferguson
- Andrew C. Finch
- Katharine R. Haigh
- Annie Herdman
- Nicole Kar
- Marta P. Kelly
- Henrik Morch
- Rich Pepper
- Scott A. Sher
- Joshua H. Soven
- Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
- Aidan Synnott
- Brette Tannenbaum
- Christopher M. Wilson
- Charles E. Crandall IV
- Lisa Danzig
- Chad de Souza
- J. Todd Hahn
- Zuzanna Knypinski
- John W. Magruder
- Lauren O'Brien
- James Parkinson
- Yuni Yan Sobel
- Fynn Hendrik Dewald
- Antitrust
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
In this short update, we provide a side-by-side comparison of the HSR disclosure obligations against disclosures that are routinely required in the EU to provide some context for dealmakers and to highlight the real pinch points that parties should prepare for.
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Andrew Finch to Discuss the Role of Judicial Review at GCR Live: Global Merger Control Conference
Antitrust partner Andrew Finch will discuss judicial review of merger control enforcement actions at the 2024 GCR Live: Global Merger Control Conference.
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FTC Appeals Judgment Setting Aside Non-Compete Clause Rule
- Robert A. Atkins
- Joseph J. Bial
- Rebecca S. Coccaro
- Lina M. Dagnew
- Andrew J. Ehrlich
- Reuven Falik
- Andrew C. Finch
- Katharine R. Haigh
- Jarrett R. Hoffman
- Brad S. Karp
- Gregory F. Laufer
- Randy Luskey
- Jean M. McLoughlin
- Jacqueline P. Rubin
- Kannon K. Shanmugam
- Scott A. Sher
- Joshua H. Soven
- Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
- Aidan Synnott
- Brette Tannenbaum
- Liza M. Velazquez
- Christopher M. Wilson
- Lawrence I. Witdorchic
- Sasha Belinkie
- Charles E. Crandall IV
- Bruce N. Goldberger
- Pietro J. Signoracci
- Aubrey Smith
- Mark R. Laramie
- William T. Marks
- Antitrust
- Employment, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets
- Litigation
- Executive Compensation
- Private Equity
The FTC has appealed the August ruling by a federal district court in Texas setting aside the FTC non-compete clause rule. As of this writing, the Texas court’s judgment continues to remain in effect and the FTC is enjoined from enforcing the rule.
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ADP Acquires WorkForce Software
Paul, Weiss advised ADP, a leading global technology company providing human capital management solutions, in its acquisition of WorkForce Software, a premier workforce management solutions provider that specializes in supporting large global enterprises.
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