Leveraging its extensive global network, the competition team at Latham & Watkins earns high praise from clients for its ‘proactive approach’. Boasting a formidable team of partners and associates, the practice is adeptly positioned to assist on both contentious and non-contentious matters. In recent months, the team has advised on a host of big-ticket multi-jurisdictional mergers and has showcased its expertise before the European Commission and CMA on a series of in-depth Phase II investigations. The team is jointly steered by Jonathan Parker and David Little; Parker has an impressive track record working on high-profile and complex matters, and Little is lauded for his ’enormous depth of regulatory experience’. The firm’s competition offering has been bolstered by the hire of merger control expert Simon Pritchard, who joined from Linklaters LLP.
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'The team has particular expertise in UK and EU mergers, with partners having experience with the CMA.’
‘Greg Bonne is a standout new partner, he is bound for a stellar career and already has loyal clients amongst the tech giants.'
- 'David Little has an enormous depth of regulatory experience, both in the UK and EU merger control.’
‘Jonathan's team work seamlessly together and the team has a very proactive approach.’
Key clients
- Meta
- GRAIL, Inc
- Viasat
- Saur
- Fartech
- Bosch Rexroth
- Demant A/S
- GCP Applied Technologies
- CooperCompanies
- NVIDIA Corporation
- AMD
- Microsoft
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- American Airlines Group
- KKR & Co. Inc
Work highlights
- Representing GRAIL in the EC's review of its acquisition by Illumina, a landmark case concerning application of the referral powers under Article 22 of the EU Merger.
- Assisting Viasat Inc., a global communications company, in obtaining global antitrust and foreign investment approvals for its proposed US$7.3 billion acquisition of Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services.
- Representing Demant in obtaining antitrust clearance in the planned sale of its hearing implants business to Cochlear Limited, a producer of implantable hearing solutions, involving an in-depth Phase 2 investigation with the CMA and parallel review by the European Commission and ACCC in Australia.
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Jonathan Parker, David Little