Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP continues to advise on domestic and cross-border merger control mandates, working closely with the firm’s M&A team on transactions spanning pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing, telecoms, financial services and consumer-facing industries. The team is frequently engaged on matters where merger review is coupled with private challenges and parallel agency scrutiny, and is a regular presence on transactions that require coordinated filings across multiple jurisdictions. Arthur Burke leads the practice from New York, advising technology and media clients on the antitrust aspects of M&A alongside investigations and contentious proceedings. Also in New York, Ronan Harty is regularly involved in complex merger reviews requiring clearance across multiple authorities, while Howard Shelanski brings senior regulatory experience from the FTC, FCC and the Executive Branch to transactions in the technology, distribution and pharmaceuticals sectors. The New York bench was strengthened by the arrival of Nathaniel Asker, who advises corporates and private equity sponsors on merger reviews before the DOJ and FTC, alongside Jessica Delbaum, a go-to practitioner for multi-jurisdictional mergers involving the FTC and DOJ.