England - London • Corporate and commercial
Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs' capabilities in multi-jurisdictional merger clearance processes, cartel investigations, FDI reviews, and state aid matters makes them a strong choice for a diverse roster of clients. The practice is steered by Diarmuid Ryan who splits his time between London and Brussels. Ryan specialise sin competition compliance advice, including advising on compliance and dawn raid programs. Francesco Liberatore is noted for his expertise in the technology driven and digital economy sectors, advising clients on all aspects of competition law.
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Key clients
- Altrad Group
- Amcor
- A.U. Optronics
- Bayer UK
- Blackhall Facilities Management (Village Vets)
- Brewers of Europe
- British Beer and Pub Association
- Calon
- Cathay Pacific
- Dussur
- EDF
- Ericsson
- Grafton plc
- GSMA
- HEICO Corporation
- Kongsberg Automotive ASA
- LAN
- Marston Holdings
- Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association
- Neptune Networks Limited
- NiQ
- Primo Water Corporation
- Rimac Automobili
- Roche
- Scandinavian Tobacco Group
- Sheffield City Council
- Siemens
- Sita Aero
- SRCL Limited
- Telecom Infra Project
- Vodafone
- World Sailing
Work highlights
- Advised HEICO Corporation on the non-US merger and FDI control aspects of its $2.1bn acquisition of Wencor Group.
- Advised ACEA on the CMA's End-of-life vehicles cartel investigation.
- Advised Cathay Pacific LAN (separate teams) in respect of a well-publicised investigation by the European Commission into airfreight surcharges, and subsequent follow-on damages litigation in a number of jurisdictions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Diarmuid Ryan