With bases in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP regularly provides antitrust advice in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Its sector expertise spans the pharma, media and entertainment, tech, aviation, defence, and financial services industries. Philip Giordano heads the team from Washington DC, with transactional experience before the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and FTC, drawing on experience as a trial attorney within the former. Also in DC, William Kolasky has notable experience securing clearance across multiple jurisdictions. Los Angeles-based Yi-Chin Ho focuses her practice on representing Chinese companies based in the US, and Kristin Millay, in DC, is a key name for HSR premerger filings and criminal antitrust investigations.
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‘This team is very responsive and has a great sense of pragmatism, turning heavy multi jurisdictional procedures into straightforward ones’
‘Philip Giordano is driving this fantastic team’
‘Very responsive.’
‘William Kolasky is excellent. Very helpful, strategic and is efficient.’
‘Strong antitrust team with practical experience in dealing with authorities.’
‘Kristin Millay is a seasoned antitrust lawyer who anticipates information requests of authorities and has a business focused approach to tackle and anticipate solution. ’
Key clients
- Knorr-Bremse AG
- Rheinmetall AG
- OYO
- ANI Pharmaceuticals
- Standard Motor Products, Inc.
Work highlights
- Representing Rheinmetall AG, a German technology group for mobility and security, in its pending acquisition of Loc Performance Products for a total purchase price of $950 million.
- Advised Knorr-Bremse AG, a leading provider of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, in its approximately €630 million acquisition of the North American conventional rail signalling business of Alstom.
- Advising Indian hotel giant OYO on its $525 million acquisition of G6 Hospitality, the parent company of iconic U.S. hospitality brand Motel 6.
Lawyers
Practice head
Philip Giordano
Other key lawyers
Kristin Millay; Robert Bell; Yi-Chin Ho; William Kolasky