Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's antitrust practice sits at the intersection of litigation, government investigations, and transactional scrutiny. The team is instructed on significant US and cross-border matters, particularly where antitrust risk runs alongside major corporate activity. Its defense work spans civil litigation, cartel investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions across a range of industries. In New York the practice is by Arthur Burke, who advises major technology, media, financial services, and industrial clients on merger control, investigations, and antitrust litigation. Jarrett Arp in Washington, DC is a core figure on cartel defense, acting for multinational clients in follow-on class actions and coordinating multi-jurisdictional investigations, with a strong track record of securing declinations and favourable outcomes. Sheila Adams James in New York focuses on antitrust litigation and investigations, including merger-related scrutiny, and represents clients across media, technology, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and financial services, as well as individual directors. Overall, the practice delivers strong defense work, particularly in complex and sensitive matters.