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EU and competition

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Sidley Austin LLP

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Sidley Austin LLP‘s London competition practice is a strong choice for clients seeking counsel on high-stakes antitrust defence and cross-border merger control. The group boasts a strong bench of dual-qualified partners, such as Patrick Harrison and Vincent Brophy, who bring considerable experience of working in both London and Brussels. Other key figures include Murray Reeve, who is adept in matters concerning merger control, cartels, and abuse of dominance investigations.
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  • ‘Extremely skilled and experienced counsels, they deep-dive into the topics and will come up with smart and very practical recommendations.' 

  • ‘The way they are dealing with the complex and tricky EU sanctions against Russia (critical for many organisations) demonstrates a high level of judgment and business partnering.' 

  • ‘Patrick Harrison is fantastic to work with, pragmatic, knowledgeable, and constructive.’

  • 'The Sidley team is extremely collaborative. They take the time to understand our business, strategy, and goals and come prepared with practical and creative solutions to challenging legal issues. The team communicates well, especially on large matters involving numerous stakeholders around the globe.'

Work highlights

Advising Mastercard in relation to the 2021 to 2025 market review by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) regarding Mastercard’s and Visa’s scheme fees and processing fees.
Advising Roche on the sale and multiple investments in early-stage pharma, diagnostics and gene sequencing rivals.
Advising International Gaming Technology plc on the sale of its Global Gaming and PlayDigital businesses to Apollo funds.

Practice head

Ken Daly

Other key lawyers

Patrick Harrison; Vincent Brophy; Murray Reeve