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Antitrust

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 <em>National Law Journal</em>

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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Client News

TPG to Invest in Techem in €6.7 Billion Deal

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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Events

Andrew Finch and Aidan Synnott Discuss Developments in Antitrust Policy at Global Antitrust Economics Conference

Andrew Finch and Aidan Synnott Discuss Developments in Antitrust Policy at Global Antitrust Economics Conference

Antitrust partners Andrew Finch and Aidan Synnott spoke at the Concurrences Global Antitrust Economics Conference hosted by New York University on November 12.

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Publications

Potential Merger Enforcement Changes in the Trump Administration

Potential Merger Enforcement Changes in the Trump Administration

With the change of administrations in January 2025, we expect the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the FTC to continue to enforce the antitrust laws aggressively, while de-emphasizing some of the more novel antitrust theories pursued by the Biden DOJ and FTC.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Publications

New HSR Act Notification Requirements Will Impose Significantly Greater Burden on Filers

New HSR Act Notification Requirements Will Impose Significantly Greater Burden on Filers

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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Events

Tee St. Matthew-Daniel to Discuss Best Practices for Dawn Raids at ABA Panel

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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Publications

Constructive Remedies Accepted in the EU’s First In-depth FSR Decision

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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Publications

Nicole Kar Discusses Implications of Recent European Court of Justice Decision for Below-Threshold Merger Regulation on <em>Our Curious Amalgam</em> Podcast

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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Publications

Chris Wilson Discusses the State of the Failing Firm Defense on ABA’s <em>Our Curious Amalgam</em> Podcast

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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Publications

Roger Johnson, Will Aitken-Davies and Nicole Kar Featured in Lexis+ UK M&A Trends Report

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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Publications

The Paperwork Predicament: Unpacking the Burdens of US and EU Competition Notifications

The Paperwork Predicament: Unpacking the Burdens of US and EU Competition Notifications

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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Client News

Roark Capital Completes Acquisition of Subway Restaurants

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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Publications

FTC Appeals Judgment Setting Aside Non-Compete Clause Rule

FTC Appeals Judgment Setting Aside Non-Compete Clause Rule

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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Client News

ADP Acquires WorkForce Software

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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