Baker Botts L.L.P.‘s antitrust and competition law team regularly supports clients in highly regulated sectors, including technology, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and energy, handling merger control cases, antitrust investigations, and State aid matters. Team head Catriona Hatton has longstanding experience in high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional transactions. For energy sector matters, Matthew Levitt is particular recommended: ’his industry knowledge makes his advice concrete and very practical’. Technology sector clients regularly seek out Paul Lugard.
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‘Baker Botts in Brussels with Matthew Levitt has deep energy industry knowledge and know competition law questions related to this.’
‘I have Matthew Levitt as our main contact. Mr Levitt is a brilliant lawyer. He knows the law, relevant court cases and the legal assessments that must be done.'
- 'Matthew Levitt is an expert in competition law related to the European Energy Market and his industry knowledge makes his advice concrete and very practical. He is always spot on and we do not have to use time to educate him about our market, competitors, technology etc.’
‘We really enjoy working with them. They are creative thinkers, good to bounce ideas off, very personable and work product is excellent.’
‘Brian Byrne is a really stand-out lawyer. Very smart, thoughtful, and solution-oriented. Takes time to understand our industry and business.’
'Preferred choice for deep capabilities within our industry and running a small, efficient team with high availability and good sense of prioritization.'
'Deep knowledge of competition law and our industry coupled with high responsiveness and likeable staff.'
Key clients
- Liberty Media Corporation
- World Shipping Council
- DFDS
- Celanese Corporation
Work highlights
Advising Google on successfully obtaining unconditional clearance for its acquisition of Photomath.
Advising Liberty Media on its €4.2bn acquisition of Dorna Sports, the owners of the MotoGP.
Advising World Shipping Council on preparing submissions, white papers, and attending meetings during the parallel reviews of the block exemption for shipping consortia by the EC and UK Competition and Markets Authority.
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Practice head
Catriona Hatton
Other key lawyers
Paul Lugard; Matthew Levitt; David Cardwell; Adam Dawson; Brian Byrne