Sidley Austin LLP is well-placed to handle both contentious and non-contentious competition law mandates, assisting clients both with complex merger control matters as well as antitrust investigations. The team is highly sought-after for its ability to ‘translate complex issues into clear and practical solutions’. Department head Ken Daly has a strong track-record advising clients from the financial services, technology and life sciences sectors, focusing his practice on merger control and advisory work.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Very responsive, catering to our urgent needs without fail.’
- ‘They combine deep sector expertise with a truly collaborative culture.'
- 'They are highly skilled in EU law, and also practical, responsive, and able to translate complex issues into clear and practical solutions.’
Key clients
- Clearlake Capital Group L.P.
- Servier Laboratories Limited
- Doc Morris
- Siris Capital Group LLC
- US Chamber of Commerce / Institute for Legal Reform
- Woodward, Inc.
- Achema
- AB Lifosa
- Orlen
Work highlights
Representing French pharmaceutical company Les Laboratoires Servier, as co-lead counsel, before the CJEU in appeals by Servier and the European Commission against a General Court judgment.
Representing DocMorris in a recent case before the Court of Justice of the European Union, involving different benefits offered to customers when sending their prescription to DocMorris.
Represented Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in connection with securing antitrust approvals related to its acquisition of Software Integrity Group from Synopsys, Inc. for total consideration of up to $1bn.
Practice head
Ken Daly
Other key lawyers
Anne Robert; Maarten Meulenbelt; Elisabetta Righini