Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz fields an experienced team in its New York-based antitrust practice, regularly representing clients in merger clearance matters before the Department of Justice, the FTC, and state attorneys general. Ilene Gotts has longstanding experience of antitrust matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, while Nelson Fitts has wide ranging expertise in handling competition matters across the energy, industrial, chemical, medical, and technology sectors. Damian Didden is often sought out for analysis regarding the antitrust risk of mergers and acquisitions, and Christina Ma regularly supports clients through merger investigations, trials, and compliance matters.
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Key clients
- Jacobs Solutions/Amentum
- National Instruments/Emerson
- Nuvasive/Globus Medical
- FIS Global/GTCR
- Georgia Pacific/Masonite
- Prysmian Group/Encore Wire
- Black Knight/Intercontinental Exchange
- Aerojet Rocketdyne/L3 Harris
- NuStar Energy/Sunoco
- Hess/Chevron
Work highlights
- Represented Jacobs Solutions in its $13 billion spin-off and combination of its Critical Mission Solutions ("CMS") business with Amentum.
- Representing NI in its acquisition by Emerson.
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Other key lawyers
Ilene Gotts; Nelson Fitts; Damian Didden; Christina Ma; Franco Castelli