Despite their growing importance for businesses, there are few consultants with extensive experience in the field of State aid. Moreover, the parties have very few procedural rights or guarantees in relation to antitrust and merger control. This makes the selection of a competent and experienced team of consultants crucial for the protection of our clients` interests. Antitrust issues stemming from the increasing use of big data, algorithms and artificial intelligence have recently attracted attention. We have been actively involved in discussions within the cartel community on these issues and advised clients on antitrust matters. Global Elite`s thought leader, James Langenfeld, “is an excellent economist with extensive experience in high-profile business.” He “does a wide range of antitrust work and is very active in the ABA [American Bar Association].” Clients with significant market positions turn to our antitrust lawyers to develop market strategies that enable them to achieve their business objectives without conflicting with antitrust law. Similarly, abusive companies rely on us to generate effective enforcement action from antitrust authorities. We advise on international transactions that require approval in jurisdictions around the world, including global intervention risks and clearing strategies to maximize the client`s ability to obtain all required authorizations as quickly as possible. These strategies include the development of corrective packages that can be used to resolve issues with all relevant regulators and minimize business impact as much as possible and in accordance with the client`s business objectives. We have access to an international network of leading antitrust advisors with whom we work regularly. Axinn provides reliable advice on antitrust matters that are at the heart of its clients` strategic objectives as well as those involved in their day-to-day operations.
In particular, the firm has extensive experience advising clients on issues arising at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property, including standard-setting and FRAND issues. In addition, the firm is often called upon to conduct internal investigations or develop and implement antitrust compliance programs. Shearman & Sterling`s antitrust team works with many of our clients to achieve their business objectives while reducing the risk of antitrust violations, both through the development and implementation of tailored compliance programs and through day-to-day antitrust advice. High-stakes mergers and acquisitions require experienced and innovative antitrust advice. Shearman & Sterling has market-leading experience handling complex Phase I and Phase II merger investigations in the EU and second application investigations in the US, having received unconditional approvals for our clients in numerous high-profile cases. Companies need to think about their position from the start. Our team of competition lawyers has extensive experience advising businesses on how to handle complex industry-specific requests, both at EU and national level. Axinn`s antitrust litigation practice is distinguished by its extensive experience and sophisticated yet practical approach to a variety of high-profile matters, including acting as lead counsel in major private tort actions (including several complex class actions). Its lawyers have handled and litigated all types of antitrust claims in many industries, including: aerospace; auto parts; Avionics; Biotechnology; Cable TV; Chemicals; Storage of information; distilled spirit drinks; Be a rib-sticker; Entertainment; Factory; Financial services; Health care; Production; Medical devices; Payments; Pharmaceuticals; Plastic; power tools; and telecommunications. During his time at the FTC, an Axinn partner was responsible for the agency`s major monopoly cases, including Toys”R”Us, Three Tenors, Dell and Rambus.
“Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider is the largest antitrust boutique in the United States. It also has one of the most experienced antitrust teams in the GCR 100. – Global Competition Review To assess, manage and mitigate antitrust risks in a rapidly changing environment, clients turn to our team for effective compliance programs and sophisticated antitrust advice. Executive Chairman David Teece has been recognized as a thought leader and is considered “one of the pioneers of this industry.” One source said: “He is globally recognized as an antitrust expert” and “a long-time witness.” Michelle Burtis is a senior consultant for the CRA in the area of competition. Dr. Burtis is an expert in antitrust, damages and intellectual property litigation. She has testified in numerous direct and indirect buyer class actions in federal and state courts and has provided economic analysis of high-profile antitrust litigation. Steven Salop, a senior consultant in the CRA`s competition practice, is a professor of economics and law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, where he teaches antitrust law and economics and economics to lawyers.
His research and advice focuses on microeconomics, antitrust law, competition and regulation. Simply possessing or exercising market power (e.g. to obtain higher prices) is not illegal in the United States. A company must have committed anti-competitive foreclosures in order to obtain or maintain its monopoly position. U.S. courts have generally found that anti-competitive conduct is conduct that excludes competitors from the relevant market and interferes with the competitive process. International attention on antitrust continues to focus on the interface between antitrust and intellectual property law. While antitrust rules aim to protect competition, intellectual property laws grant temporary legal monopolies. Shearman & Sterling`s cartel team has successfully handled several complex and high-profile cartel cases in this area. Thought leader David Kaplan “was a pioneer in the application of economics to legal issues” and “a respected expert in the field of antitrust economics.” The results of Who`s Who Legal Competition Law 2022 have been announced and include 46 lawyers from Baker McKenzie, Trench Rossi Watanabe and Quisumbing Torres (in collaboration with Baker McKenzie) from around the world. The survey, conducted by Who`s Who Legal in collaboration with Global Competition Review, was based on feedback from clients and competition lawyers from other law firms. The number of lawyers featured in the 2022 Competition Law Survey reinforces the strength of Baker McKenzie`s global antitrust and competition group and the reputation of its practitioners in 40+ jurisdictions worldwide with dedicated antitrust and competition law teams.
Shearman & Sterling`s cartel team handles complex cartel and grand jury investigations as well as class action lawsuits. We focus on contentious issues and the strategic response to global antitrust investigations conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies. By incorporating state-of-the-art economic analysis into the defense of a proposed transaction, we develop sound legal and economic arguments to overcome an authority`s initial assumptions. In the United States, we regularly represent clients in a wide range of industries and advise them on matters relating to pricing and market sharing claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act; claims of monopoly under section 2 of the Sherman Act, including price discrimination, exclusive selling, tied selling and bundling; claims arising under public antitrust and competition law; exclusive cases; Merger cases. We have also advised and represented a wide range of clients in Europe in cartels, cooperation agreements, market dominance, mergers, state aid before the European Commission and national competition authorities.