Ronan P. Harty

Partner

ronan.harty@davispolk.com

Mr. Harty, a partner in Davis Polk’s Litigation Department, provides general antitrust counseling to U.S. and non-U.S. companies and represents clients in enforcement agency investigations, domestic and cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures, and litigations.

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New York
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
P: 212-450-4870
F: 212-701-5870

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Bar Admissions

State of New York
U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York

Education

B.C.L., University College, Dublin, 1984
- First Class Honours
LL.M., University of Michigan Law School, 1986
- Cook Fellowship for Legal Research

Work Highlights

Representations

VF Corporation in its acquisition of Timberland
Comcast in its joint venture with NBCUniversal
PepsiCo in its acquisition of its anchor bottlers
The Kingdom of Sweden in the sale of Absolut Vodka and other brands to Pernod Ricard
Gillette in its acquisition by Procter & Gamble
FirstGroup in its acquisition of the school bus services business of Laidlaw
CVS in its acquisitions of Eckerd Drugs, Revco, Arbor Drugs and its acquisition of Albertson’s freestanding drug stores
Emerson Electric in numerous acquisitions
Gibson Greetings in connection with its acquisition by American Greetings
Hoffmann-La Roche in its acquisitions of Genentech, Syntex and Boehringer Mannheim, and the divestiture of its vitamins business to DSM
Jefferson Smurfit in its merger with Stone Container
Zeneca in litigation against Monsanto relating to genetically modified seeds, and with respect to Zeneca’s merger with Astra AB, and the formation of Syngenta, the company that combines the agrochemicals businesses of AstraZeneca and Novartis
The merger of J.P. Morgan and Chase Manhattan

Recognition

Mr. Harty is listed as a leading lawyer in several legal industry publications, including:
- Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- The Legal 500 U.S.
- Practical Law Company’s Which lawyer? and Cross-border Competition Handbook
- Legal Media Group’s Benchmark Litigation and Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers – Best of the Best U.S.
- Law Business Research’s Who’s Who Legal–International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
Law Business Research’s Who’s Who Legal–International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2011 includes Mr. Harty in the rankings of the “world’s 20 most highly respected individuals” and describes him as “absolutely first rate.”
Mr. Harty was twice recognized by Global Competition Review as one of the “40 Under 40” leading antitrust lawyers in the world.
In a recent review of New York’s top antitrust practices, Global Competition Review lauded Ronan Harty as “one of New York’s best antitrust merger specialists.”
Mr. Harty is a member of Davis Polk’s Antitrust Group, which was named a “Competition Group of the Year” by Law360.

Of Note

Current Memberships

Member, Antitrust Law Section, American Bar Association
Member, International Task Force of the Antitrust Law Section, American Bar Association
Member, International Bar Association
Council Member, Legal Practice Division, International Bar Association
Member, Editorial Board, Matthew Bender’s publication Antitrust Report
Trustee, Packer Collegiate Institute

Past Memberships

Co-Chair, Antitrust Committee, International Bar Association
Co-Chair, International Committee of the Antitrust Law Section, American Bar Association
Member, Editorial Board, Antitrust Law Developments (Fifth), American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section
Editorial Co-Chair, 2002 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments, American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section
Co-Chair, International Antitrust Committee of the Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association

Professional History

Partner, 1994-present
Associate, 1986-1994
Assistant (Stagiaire) in the cabinet of Sir Leon Brittan, Vice President of the European Commission Responsible for Competition Policy, 1991

News

Davis Polk Advises Roche on Its Offer to Acquire Illumina

Benchmark Litigation Recognizes 21 Davis Polk Lawyers and Names the Firm Among the Best in the Nation in Three Practices

Davis Polk Advises National Express on Its Acquisition of Petermann Partners

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Publications

Getting the Deal Through - Merger Control 2012
United States | Law Business Research

A Report on Non-Reportable Transactions
Antitrust Report, Issue 4, 2010, pp. 29-51 | LexisNexis

Federal Antitrust Enforcement Priorities Under the Obama Administration
Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2010, pp. 52-61 | Oxford University Press

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Client Publications

China Antitrust Review 2011
Client Memorandum

Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds Under the HSR Act and For the Prohibition of Interlocking Directorates
Client Memorandum

U.S. and European Union Antitrust Agencies Issue Revised “Best Practices” for Coordinating Merger Reviews
Client Newsflash

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Events

Ronan Harty to Speak at ABA Program on Antitrust Agency Inquiries Concerning Suppliers and Competitors

Ronan Harty to Speak at Global Competition Review’s “International Merger Control” Conference

Ronan Harty and Christopher Hockett to Speak at ABA’s Antitrust Spring Meeting

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