O'Melveny works across all areas of antitrust and competition law from merger controls to investigating sensitive price-fixing and abuse of dominance cases. On the merger control side it assists semiconductor, technology, and automotive industries on SAMR merger processes and non-competition issues. For competition issues the team advises on anti-monopoly law changes while also providing strategic counselling on compliance and enforcement risks, including abuse of dominance claims. Practice head Philip Monaghan combines his EU law background with his antitrust expertise in Hong Kong – he is particularly noted for his knowledge of merger control within the semiconductor industry. Lining Shan resides in Beijing aiding with merger filings and anti-unfair competition training for clients, while Vivian Wang handles merger review from Shanghai.
Key clients
- Coherent Corp.
- Asiana Airlines
Work highlights
- Advising Asiana on its proposed acquisition by Korean Air Lines Co., SAMR and CMA in the UK have approved the transaction subject to remedies.
- Assisting TTM Technologies with merger control and FDI filing requirements related to its $330 million acquisition of Telephonics Corporation.