Clients look to us to obtain antitrust-agency approval of their most significant transactions, including major cross-border deals.
As one of the world’s top law firms representing buyers, sellers and financial advisers in mergers and acquisitions, Davis Polk has helped clients obtain antitrust clearance for numerous high-profile business combinations around the globe. Clients often select us to serve as coordinating counsel for international merger control filings for complex transactions.
Our antitrust lawyers work closely with our M&A lawyers to anticipate potential issues and draft antitrust risk allocation provisions that protect our clients’ interests. Our combined knowledge and experience enables us to provide antitrust advice to clients on deal process and strategy which cannot be matched by antitrust advisers without institutional M&A experience.
Antitrust & Competition
See an overview of the entire Antitrust & Competition practice, as well as its team, insights and experience.
Featured experience
DOJ approval of ICM Partners acquisition by Creative Artists Agency
We helped ICM successfully navigate a lengthy DOJ review
Comcast streaming platform JV with Charter
We are advising Comcast on the transaction
FTC clearance of Clarivate $5.3 billion acquisition of ProQuest
We advised Clarivate in connection with the FTC review, which didn’t result in antitrust remedies
Spectrum Brands $4.3 billion sale of its Hardware & Home Improvement segment
We are advising Spectrum Brands on the transaction
Novo Nordisk $3.3 billion acquisition of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
We are advising Novo Nordisk on the transaction
DOJ clearance of IHS Markit $44 billion merger with S&P Global
We assisted IHS Markit in reaching a favorable agreement with DOJ
Area of focus