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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.

Client News

Intuitive Surgical Wins High-Stakes Antitrust Trial Regarding da Vinci Surgical System

Intuitive Surgical Wins High-Stakes Antitrust Trial Regarding da Vinci Surgical System

Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory at trial for surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical, Inc., in a high-stakes antitrust suit brought by Surgical Instrument Service Company, Inc., (SIS) in the Northern District of California.

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Client News

IBM Completes $6.4 Billion Acquisition of HashiCorp

IBM Completes $6.4 Billion Acquisition of HashiCorp

Paul, Weiss advised IBM on its all-cash acquisition of HashiCorp Inc. for $35 per share, representing an enterprise value of $6.4 billion.

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Client News

Faire Wholesale Wins Dismissal With Prejudice of Monopolization Claims

Faire Wholesale Wins Dismissal With Prejudice of Monopolization Claims

Paul, Weiss won a major victory for Faire Wholesale, Inc., an AI-powered online wholesale marketplace platform, in an antitrust suit brought by competitor Tundra, Inc., obtaining the dismissal of the case with prejudice.

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Events

Nicole Kar to Reflect on 25 Years of UK Competition Regulation at ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Event

Nicole Kar to Reflect on 25 Years of UK Competition Regulation at ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Event

Antitrust Practice Global Go-Chair Nicole Kar will participate on a panel, “The Triumphs and Trials of 25 Years of Competition Enforcement,” moderated by former Acting Director, Enforcement at the Competition and Markets Authority Ann Pope as part of an event hosted by Thought Leaders4 Competition.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Publications

New York Bill to Ban Non-Competes Introduced in State Legislature

New York Bill to Ban Non-Competes Introduced in State Legislature

Legislation to ban most non-competes prospectively in New York has once again been introduced in the state senate. The current version of the bill would exempt certain employment non-competes for highly compensated individuals and certain non-competes related to a sale of business.

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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

TPG to Acquire Altus Power in Take-Private Deal Valued at $2.2 Billion

TPG to Acquire Altus Power in Take-Private Deal Valued at $2.2 Billion

Paul, Weiss advised TPG on the antitrust aspects of its take-private acquisition of Altus Power, Inc., one of the largest owners of commercial-scale solar power generation in the U.S., valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including outstanding debt.

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Publications

Scott Sher Discusses Upcoming Changes to Merger Review Requirements With <em>Law360</em>

Scott Sher Discusses Upcoming Changes to Merger Review Requirements With Law360

Global Antitrust Practice Group Co-Chair Scott Sher spoke with Law360 about the impending updates to merger notification requirements set to take effect on February 10.

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Publications

Proposed California Legislation Would Increase Antitrust Penalties

Proposed California Legislation Would Increase Antitrust Penalties

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Senator Melissa Hurtado recently proposed Senate Bill 763, which would amend the state’s antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, by increasing criminal penalties and creating new civil penalties in actions brought by the California AG or county district attorneys. The proposed amendments come at a time when California is contemplating a substantive expansion of its antitrust law.

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Publications

20 Years of Antitrust Remedies in Review: Lessons for the Future?

20 Years of Antitrust Remedies in Review: Lessons for the Future?

The European Commission recently published its report on the implementation and effectiveness of remedies in antitrust behavioral cases between 2003-2022. We summarize the report’s key findings and recommendations.

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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

Nicole Kar, Tee St. Matthew-Daniel, Lauren O’Brien and Meg Hebbert Publish <em>Law360</em> Article on Transatlantic Antitrust Trends

Nicole Kar, Tee St. Matthew-Daniel, Lauren O’Brien and Meg Hebbert Publish Law360 Article on Transatlantic Antitrust Trends

Antitrust partners Nicole Kar and Tee St. Matthew-Daniel, counsel Lauren O’Brien and associate Meg Hebbert co-wrote an article in Law360 on the increasingly multifaceted strategic considerations for companies as antitrust enforcement evolves on both sides of the Atlantic.

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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

A turning point? Merger Control, Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Subsidies Regulation in 2025

A turning point? Merger Control, Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Subsidies Regulation in 2025

With 2025 set to be a year of tensions and reckonings among competition, FDI and FSR agencies around the world, we highlight five key developments and trends impacting global deal-making.

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