Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP houses a ‘capable and expert’ competition practice that leverages its integrated transatlantic offering to act for some of the world’s leading corporates on a host of big-ticket competition mandates. The firm’s international footprint has been further strengthened with the opening of a new office in Brussels. In recent months, the team has been instructed on a number of market-defining antitrust matters, including advising Microsoft on its $68.7bn proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. The ’extremely talented and knowledgeable’ practice head Jenine Hulsmann is a highly regarded antitrust lawyer with a stellar market reputation. She advises a diverse roster of clients on merger and foreign investment proceedings and competition law investigations. Niklas Maydell splits his time between London and Brussels and regularly represents clients before the European Commission.