Competition: EU and global

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Client Satisfaction

The competition team at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP leverages the firm’s international reach and is therefore ‘able to advise on complex global matters’ particularly regarding M&A in the technology sector. Its contentious work includes cartel and conduct investigations across the technology, financial services, and pharmaceutical industries. Ingrid Vandenborre and Frederic Depoortere co-head the team, and alongside Bill Batchelor, they ’are all very astute’: Vandenborre has significant experience in cartel matters, Depoortere is a go-to for the most complex merger control cases, and Batchelor, who also works out of London, specialises in conduct investigations.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Incredibly cross-jurisdictional resources and expertise, able to advise on complex global matters.'
‘Bill Batchelor is super responsive and high performing.'
'Unbelievably strong work ethic and commitment to delivering for clients.’
‘Ingrid Vandenborre, Frederic Depoortere and Bill Batchelor are all very astute. Know how regulators think and are able to pragmatically identify the most relevant evidence and arguments. Skadden partners are hands on with cases.’
‘Niels Baeten and Frederic Depoortere are excellent lawyers. They provide highly tailored, creative yet pragmatic advice. Needless to say that cooperation with the Skadden M&A team was absolutely seamless, and that advice is always provided very promptly, always in a manner that makes it easy to be shared with a wider non-legal audience.’
‘Skadden Antitrust team led by Ingrid Vandenborre is excellent. They are a team who are truly passionate about their area of law but also really want to understand the businesses they advice.'
‘Ingrid Vandenborre is truly pleasant to work with; she listens and is passionate about her area of expertise.’
‘Frederic Depoortere is a top lawyer in EU law with a strong expertise on supporting complex M&A transactions.'

Key clients

Activision Blizzard Inc.
Adobe Inc.
Ansys, Inc.
ByteDance Ltd.
Castlelake L.P.
Catalent, Inc.
Dyson Technology Limited
Generics (UK) Limited
Intelsat S.A.
International Paper Company
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Mowi ASA
Renault Group
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Splunk Inc.
Trimble Inc.
UniCredit Bank AG
Victaulic Europe, B.V.
Visa Inc.

Work highlights

Advised Activision Blizzard Inc. on the antitrust aspects of its USD68.7bn acquisition by Microsoft Corporation.
Advising ANSYS, Inc. on its USD35bn acquisition by Synopsys, Inc.
Representing UniCredit Bank AG in relation to the EC investigation of an alleged cartel in relation to European Government Bonds and the appeal before the General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU against the EC’s findings.