Analysis Group is one of the largest international economics consulting firms, with more than 1,500 professionals across 15 offices in Europe, North America and Asia. Competition and merger reviews have been a core focus since our inception in 1981. We integrate industrial organisation theory, industry-specific expertise and the latest quantitative analytical methods to analyse the conduct and market dynamics at issue in a wide array of competition matters. We bring our core expertise in economics, finance, accounting, statistics and data science to bear in merger reviews, regulatory proceedings and follow-on damages actions, including collective actions. Our experts have provided antitrust analyses and testimony in significant horizontal and vertical mergers worldwide.

Bredin Prat is a leading law firm with a reputation for excellence in each of its practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Securities Law, Litigation and International Arbitration, Tax, Competition and European Law, Banking and Finance, Restructuring and Insolvency, Employment, Public, Digital Law and Intellectual Property and Financial Services and Insurance Regulation.

Founded in 1966, the firm was first renowned for its expertise in litigation and arbitration, and, in the 1980s, began to expand its corporate law practice, a field in which it is now an undisputed market leader. This dual specialization enables the firm to handle a wide range of transactions and litigation matters for clients of all nationalities.

With almost 220 lawyers in Paris and Brussels, Bredin Prat has successfully grown while preserving the firm’s culture and remaining committed to the highest standards of excellence.

Bredin Prat assists its clients on cross-border matters by working in integrated teams with lawyers from the leading firms in each jurisdiction: the Best Friends.

Charles River Associates (CRA) is a leading global consulting firm that offers economic, financial and strategy expertise to major law firms, corporations, accounting firms and governments around the world.

With proven skills in complex cases and exceptional strength in analytics, CRA consultants have provided astute guidance to clients in thousands of successful engagements. We offer litigation and regulatory support, business strategy and planning, market and demand forecasting, policy analysis and risk management consulting.

Our success stems from the outstanding capabilities of our consultants, many of whom are recognised as experts in their respective fields; our close relationships with a select group of respected academic and industry experts; and from a corporate philosophy that stresses interdisciplinary collaboration and responsive service.

Headquartered in Boston, the firm has offices internationally.

Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession.

Since 1946 their lawyers and staff have worked across practices, industries, jurisdictions and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges, whether domestic or international. They support every client relationship with intellectual agility, commercial acumen and a human touch.

They have a proven track record for serving with innovation. They are fluent in the many languages of local and global business. And they have achieved consistent success in multiple jurisdictions.

Clients know Cleary for their signature approach to serving their needs:
- Skilled resolution of high-profile, complex legal and business challenges
- A sharp focus on the issues that matter most
- A commitment to addressing our clients’ immediate needs and advancing their longer-term strategic goals

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is a law firm focused on high-stakes matters.

They are fearless in approach and methodical in execution, taking your issues as seriously as you do. Because excellence isn’t a talking point for them. It’s their starting point.

They work in a fundamentally different way, starting with the structure of their firm and ending with the results they achieve for their clients. They are a true partnership. This frees them to work seamlessly and efficiently together, across geographies, practices and industries. Most importantly, it allows them to take on your matters – however large or complex – with unparalleled clarity, speed and intelligence.

Their way of working isn’t an official policy or mandate; it’s part of their DNA. It’s why they attract and retain the brightest, most creative lawyers. It’s what makes them one of the most innovative law firms in Canada. And it’s why their clients hire them.

De Brauw is known as the leading international law firm in the Netherlands. Rooted deeply in the Dutch tradition of problem-solving and innovation, they offer high-end legal advice in corporate transactions, disputes and regulatory enforcement. Their lawyers are widely recognised as leaders in their fields. Together, they form a strong collective, representing their clients, relentlessly pursuing excellence.

Within this framework, the R&I practice advises financial institutions, multinational companies, private equity investors and management, on all types of restructuring or insolvency-related issues with the benefit of the expertise within the firm, be that in Litigation, Corporate Governance, Regulatory, Distressed M&A, Tax, IP, and/or Employment. They are frequently involved in international and multijurisdictional transactions and litigation proceedings, and they occasionally accept appointments by foreign courts to act as special counsel or an expert in foreign proceedings.

Over the years, De Brauw’s R&I practice has played a central role in major restructurings, including the turnaround of Dutch Retail Icon, HEMA; the rescue attempts of various financial institutions; extensive litigation resulting from Russian Yukos Bankruptcy; and finance vehicles (Spanish Isolux Group, Brazilian OI, Indian Jet airways). All these matters were front-page news in both the national and international press.

De Brauw is the oldest Dutch law firm to be a member of the INSOL International Group of Thirty-Six (G36). Member firms of this select body provide significant ongoing financial support to INSOL, enabling INSOL to carry out its collaboration with major projects. Aside from handling individual matters, their insolvency team is also heavily involved in making recommendations on bills submitted by the Dutch government, notably the Dutch Scheme (WHOA).

Fingleton advice provides businesses and investors with a regulatory advantage. They advise extensively on M&A, and regulatory reviews, investigations and appeals. They also help businesses shape their regulatory landscape.

They have rich expertise in all major sectors of the economy, including in tech, energy, aviation, water, post, media, transportation and payments.

As UK regulatory experts, their clients typically operate in the UK, or in jurisdictions that closely follow it, such as Australia.

Gleiss Lutz is one of the leading premium independent law firms in Germany. With one of the largest and most experienced teams in the German market, we offer unparalleled, comprehensive assistance with internal investigations, remediation and compliance programmes as well as targeted preventive advice. Our full service offering brings together the experience of lawyers from different areas, including antitrust, white collar crime, corporate, employment, data protection, tax, as well as foreign trade and public procurement. Clients benefit from our tried-and-tested approach, our skill in dealing with authorities and our achievements in the courtroom. We are well-versed in conducting cross-border internal investigations and work hand-in-hand with partner law firms both in Europe and around the world.

Hengeler Mueller is an international law firm with offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, London and Shanghai. With 290 lawyers, including 90 partners, the firm is specialised in high-end legal advice to companies in complex business transactions and special situations. Hengeler Mueller’s clients include major domestic and foreign entities, as well as leading private equity investors and family-owned enterprises in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

Key practice areas of the firm are: mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital; corporate; banking and finance including bank regulatory law, asset management, syndicated lending, acquisition finance and project finance; capital markets including equity, debt, securitisation, credit derivatives; competition and antitrust; compliance, crisis management and investigations; data protection; employment; family-owned businesses, private clients, wealth management including succession, foundations and trusts; insurance; intellectual property, IT; litigation, arbitration and ADR; notarial services; public law and regulatory; real estate; restructuring and insolvency; tax; white collar crime.

In addition to main practice areas, Hengeler Mueller provides comprehensive legal advice in all major industry sectors, e.g. automotive, banking and finance institutions, chemicals, energy and utilities sector, family-owned enterprises and entrepreneurial families, healthcare/life sciences, infrastructure/transport/logistics, primary products, private equity, real estate industry, TMT and insurance sector.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is one of the world’s leading global law firms, operating in the markets where their clients need them. They combine unrivalled scale and depth in disputes and transactions with a clear focus on tackling the issues that are shaping their clients’ future. They are committed to a culture of collaboration and high performance, and to embedding market-leading legal technology - empowering their people to deliver outstanding results.

For almost 200 years, the world’s leading corporates, banks, funds and financial sponsors have relied on Linklaters for market-leading legal advice.

Their talented and ambitious teams operate at the forefront of all major practice areas and sectors, providing innovative, commercial solutions to their clients’ most complex corporate, finance and contentious matters.

Teamwork fuels their success. They work as one global team across borders and practices to bring the whole firm to their clients, enabling them to confidently seize opportunities and navigate risk.

Shaping the legal landscape

Driven to deliver exceptional results for their clients, they push boundaries and challenge assumptions. That’s been core to their ethos since their founding in 1866. It fuels how they work and define themselves, and it informs their growth and evolution as a firm.

They keep impressive company. Their clients are market leaders, global innovators and paradigm-shifting entrepreneurs who advance emerging industries. Surrounding ourselves with the best inspires and challenges them to constantly reimagine what’s possible.

Their clients are why they strive for remarkable results.

Oxera advise companies, policymakers, regulators and lawyers on any economic issue connected with competition, finance or regulation. They have been doing this for more than 40 years, gathering deep and wide-ranging knowledge as they expand into new sectors. They have a reputation for credibility and integrity among those they advise, and among key decision-makers, such as policymakers, regulators and courts.

Today Oxera have offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Milan, Oxford, Paris, Munich and Rome, and are able to advise their international clients in a highly flexible way, including providing advice in several other languages.

Driven by curiosity, integrity, and a passion for making a difference, they bring original and impactful perspectives to the biggest questions facing business and society.

RBB Economics provides independent, expert economic advice on all aspects of competition law. We have over 260 specialist competition economists based across Europe, South Africa, South America, Asia, and Australia.

We advise on over 400 matters per year before competition authorities and courts across the world. We undertake competition assignments in cases covering virtually all industries and all types of competition issues, including mergers, dominance inquiries, assessment of agreements (horizontal and vertical), information exchanges, market investigations, private actions, and litigation.

We have a strong track record of case success and an unparalleled reputation for high-quality advice and submissions.

When clients come to Ropes & Gray, they find a global team of 1,400 professionals, whose top-notch skills, varied backgrounds and unique perspectives can help them meet high-stakes challenges, solve complex problems and reach their goals. An international presence, the firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul.

Many of the world’s most respected companies and institutions are longtime clients. We also serve many organizations (and investors and individuals) at all stages of the business life cycle, from start-ups to establishment as industry leaders. They come back to us year after year to handle their most important matters. They do so, they say, because we understand their businesses, we are easy to work with and we get results.

The firm is built on a foundation of delivering a premier, value-added service at a reasonable cost. Because our clients have unique business needs, including in some cases a preference to work on the basis of alternative fee arrangements, we are flexible and creative in designing custom-tailored pricing plans where appropriate.

Ropes & Gray has always focused on providing clients with the highest quality advice on their most critical legal and business needs. We’re a thoroughly contemporary firm that can bring 150 years of legal and institutional history to bear on the challenges clients face in today’s global, networked, 24/7 environment. Our collaborative approach means that our clients have ready access to leading corporate, litigation, transactional and regulatory lawyers whose knowledge and experience span industries and geographies.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates delivers the highest quality advice and novel solutions to legal challenges, enabling clients to achieve their business goals. We are known for the innovative and creative thinking we rely on to handle the most complex transactions, litigation/controversy issues, and regulatory matters, as well as the open, collaborative relationships we build with clients, including corporations; financial and governmental entities; small, entrepreneurial companies; and cultural, educational and charitable institutions.

Our attorneys, who reflect a broad range of experiences and perspectives, collaborate seamlessly across our 21 offices in the world’s major financial centers.

The quality of our work and dedication to helping clients accomplish their objectives are continuously reflected in legal industry surveys. We routinely rank among the top firms in transactional practice areas, including M&A, capital markets, corporate restructuring, project finance and real estate; and we are widely recognized as a “go to” firm in the litigation/controversy areas of securities class actions, government enforcement and white collar crime, international arbitration, antitrust, mass torts and intellectual property. Our top-tier regulatory practice, including many attorneys with government experience, encompasses diverse areas, such as tax, competition, energy, executive compensation and benefits, financial regulation, national security, political law, and trusts and estates. Additionally, many of our individual partners are widely acknowledged around the world as leaders in their fields.

Skadden emphasizes a dedication to excellent client service and the highest ethical standards across a platform that fosters collaboration, creativity and efficiency in all that we do. Our effort on behalf of clients is matched by our commitment to public service, which is a core element of life at the firm. Skadden’s dedication to pro bono work is a core aspect of our culture. Our founders believed not only in a lawyer’s social and civic responsibilities, but that we all benefit when the legal system is accessible to everyone. Those views continue to thrive at Skadden, where we are a charter signatory of Pro Bono Institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge.

Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm with a worldwide corporate, commercial and financing practice. The firm provides incisive advice while ensuring real value for money and a professional service of the highest calibre.

Slaughter and May is recognised throughout the business and legal community for its ability to help its clients realise and develop commercial opportunities, no matter how challenging the setting. The firm prides itself on being different. A client-focused approach means that clients are central to its culture, and a multidisciplinary philosophy ensures that lawyers have a broad understanding of many legal areas and can offer not only depth of expertise but also breadth of experience and sound commercial judgement.

Slaughter and May has an extensive international practice, assisting clients on business-critical, cross-border matters, providing legal advice that genuinely reflects what ‘global’ means for its clients. The firm sets itself apart from the market as it is not constrained by formal alliances or having to cross-sell fixed networks. Clients benefit from working with the best person for the job no matter where in the world. The firm has developed extensive and meaningful relationships with like-minded experts in their own jurisdictions who have a depth of understanding that cannot be replicated, but can be shared.

Uría Menéndez is one of the most prestigious independent law firms in the Iberian market and a leader in the area of Competition and EU law. The firm’s international structure allows it to provide Spanish, Portuguese and EU legal advice to clients on their investment in the Iberian Peninsula and abroad.

In Europe, the firm provides cross-border coverage through its offices located in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Brussels, London, Lisbon and Oporto.

Uría Menéndez has also established a network of offices in the main jurisdictions of Latin America and has consolidated its commitment in this area taking part in the first major Latin American law firm: Philippi, Prietocarrizosa & Uría, with offices in Chile, Colombia and Peru, 13 practice areas and over 220 lawyers.

The Competition and EU law Practice Area of Uría Menéndez comprises five partners, two counsel and 15 associates based in Madrid, Brussels and Lisbon.