The ‘highly dynamic’ team at Akin is reputed for its deep expertise in multi-jurisdictional merger control, behavioural investigations and state aid. Boasting a client base that includes large multinationals, investment funds and top financial institutions, the team also excels in complex litigation matters. Practice head Davina Garrod advises on M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances, restructuring, and various equity and debt investments, and earns praise for her ’excellent technical knowledge and commercial acumen.’ Scott Pettifor, hailed as an ‘excellent, talented lawyer’, offers guidance on merger control and behavioural issues across the telecoms, pharma, food, retail, media, and insurance sectors.
Testimonials
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'The team is highly dynamic and committed to finding the best commercial and strategic solutions for clients.'
‘Scott Pettifor is an excellent, talented lawyer, who is easy to work with, client-centric, and smart. He is committed to understanding clients' needs and reaching strategic solutions, across jurisdictions.'
- 'Kadambari Chinoy is a talented associate to watch. Highly committed, great to work with and smart.'
‘Akin's team has a great depth of experience and knowledge in Antitrust/Competition law. They take the time to understand the complexities of our business and provide balanced legal solutions based on our business needs.'
‘Davina Garrod is an highly experienced legal professional with excellent technical knowledge and commercial acumen. She is also a great communicator and, importantly, an absolute pleasure to work with.'
‘Very market oriented and timely opinions, excellent at integrating opinions from US and Asia partners to give a global competition analysis.'
‘Davina Garrod was absolutely outstanding and a pleasure to work with. I always appreciate the opportunity to work with someone that has both incredible intelligence but also the ability to translate the complex into a clear, actionable strategy. Her advice and guidance was always delivered with a perfect mix of professionalism and charisma.'
‘The Akin team has proved to be outstanding in terms of relationship with clients, understanding what is the client's key driver our issue to solve, all-time availability for clients, thinking outside of the box when needed and strong, experienced individuals who really provide you with best practice and appropriate guidance when needed.'
Key clients
- OpenAI
- Olin Corporation
- Dropbox Inc.
- Kingston Technology
- GIC Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Mubadala, UAE Sovereign Wealth Fund
- SLB (formerly Schlumberger)
- The Carlyle Group
- Apollo Global Management
- UBS
- TGS ASA
- Fortenova grupa d.d.
Work highlights
- Advised Olin Corporation on the formation with Mitsui & Co. of the Blue Water Alliance.
- Represented Apollo on a complex restructuring of Scandinavian Airlines, involving EC State aid, competition, regulatory and foreign investment work streams.
- Advising TGS A/S, the global geophysical company, on its $2 billion merger with fellow global marine geophysics company PGS A/S.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Davina Garrod