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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

Qualcomm Wins Jury Verdict Defeating Arm Chip Licensing Claims

Qualcomm Wins Jury Verdict Defeating Arm Chip Licensing Claims

Paul, Weiss won a decisive jury verdict for software and semiconductor giant Qualcomm Incorporated in a closely watched breach of contract suit brought by Arm Ltd., a UK-based semiconductor and software design company owned by SoftBank, over a technology license agreement with Qualcomm subsidiary NUVIA.

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Client News

IBM Subsidiary Red Hat Completes Acquisition of Neural Magic

IBM Subsidiary Red Hat Completes Acquisition of Neural Magic

Paul, Weiss advised IBM on its subsidiary Red Hat, Inc.’s acquisition of Neural Magic, a pioneer in software and algorithms that speed up generative AI inference workloads.

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Awards & Recognition

Paul, Weiss Named a Finalist Across Two Categories in <em>Concurrences</em>’ Antitrust Writing Awards

Paul, Weiss Named a Finalist Across Two Categories in Concurrences’ Antitrust Writing Awards

Concurrences recently shortlisted articles written by Paul, Weiss lawyers as some of last year’s best business articles in two categories, part of the publication’s annual Antitrust Writing Awards.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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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Publications

Update on Transition at the U.S. Antitrust Agencies

Update on Transition at the U.S. Antitrust Agencies

The Trump administration began governing with a series of executive actions that have started to shape antitrust enforcement going forward. This comes after what is likely an unprecedented level of end-of-term activity at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. We discuss these developments in this alert.

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Client News

Lighthouse Receives Series C Investment Led by KKR

Lighthouse Receives Series C Investment Led by KKR

Paul, Weiss advised Lighthouse, the leading commercial intelligence platform for the travel and hospitality industry, on the antitrust aspects of an approximately $370 million Series C investment in Lighthouse led by KKR.

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Publications

Hart-Scott-Rodino and Clayton Act Section 8 Thresholds for 2025

Hart-Scott-Rodino and Clayton Act Section 8 Thresholds for 2025

The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the jurisdictional thresholds and fees for filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the Premerger Notification Rules. These annual adjustments are based on changes in the gross national product and consumer price index, respectively. The new thresholds are effective for filings made on or after February 21, 2025.

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Publications

Tee St. Matthew-Daniel Discusses DOJ’s Antitrust Compliance Program Guidance, AI and Ephemeral Messaging on ABA’s <em>Our Curious Amalgam</em> Podcast

Tee St. Matthew-Daniel Discusses DOJ’s Antitrust Compliance Program Guidance, AI and Ephemeral Messaging on ABA’s Our Curious Amalgam Podcast

Antitrust partner Tee St. Matthew-Daniel was a featured guest on the January 13 episode of the American Bar Association’s Our Curious Amalgam podcast.

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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

The Robinson-Patman Act Explained: FTC Files First Government Enforcement Price Discrimination Complaint in Nearly 25 Years

The Robinson-Patman Act Explained: FTC Files First Government Enforcement Price Discrimination Complaint in Nearly 25 Years

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the FTC has brought an enforcement action alleging violations of the Robinson-Patman Act, a law prohibiting price discrimination passed in 1936. We discuss the law, the FTC’s lawsuit, and the implications of enforcing the law for certain industries.

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Publications

Scott Sher Discusses Antitrust Outlook Under New Presidential Administration With <em>Law360</em>

Scott Sher Discusses Antitrust Outlook Under New Presidential Administration With Law360

Antitrust partner Scott Sher was quoted in a Law360 article about what antitrust enforcement may look like in President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.

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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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