Praised for its ability to provide ‘timely and clear advice under complex circumstances’, the Goodwin antitrust and competition team leverages the firm’s M&A market strength to support clients with HSR filings and sophisticated antitrust challenges. Private equity, technology, and life sciences transactions are particular areas of focus for the team, which has growing expertise regarding AI technologies. Antitrust co-head Andrew Lacy advises clients on transaction-related antitrust risk, working alongside co-chair Arman Oruc whose combined experience in merger clearance and antitrust litigation is notable. Paul Jin and Simone Waterbury together lead the merger control practice, Jin a particular go-to for private equity clients while Waterbury, in Boston, regularly handles cross-border deals. The team was bolstered in July 2024 by the addition of David Cross and Mary Kaiser, both from Morrison Foerster. All Attorneys are based in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.
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Testimonials
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‘The team was very knowledgeable and in tune with the current administration and regulators. They provided timely and clear advice under complex circumstances in a high stakes matter. ’
‘Andrew Lacy and John Goheen provided solid, practical advice. ’
‘Very candid and pragmatic. Real world, practical experience and advice.’
Key clients
- iRobot
- ’47 Brand
- Endomagnetics Ltd.
- Multiple Global Leading Pharmaceutical Companies
- Qualtrics
- Flexera Software
- Avery Dennison Corporation
- Orchard Therapeutics
- TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.
- Tata Communications
Work highlights
- Advised iRobot on all antitrust aspects of its proposed acquisition by Amazon, including advocacy before key antitrust regulators, including Second Request and Phase II European Commission compliance.
- Advised ’47 Brand on all aspects of its sale to New Era, a deal that united the two leading sports headwear manufacturers in the US and holders of critical licenses to make hats for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA and others.
- Advised Endomagnetics Ltd. on its sale to Hologic.
Lawyers
Practice head
Andrew Lacy; Arman Oruc
Other key lawyers
Paul Jin; John Goheen; Simone Waterbury