The hallmark of Debevoise’s Antitrust Group is our strategic thinking and ability to “step back from the pure legal issues and look at what makes sense in a business context.” Chambers USA, 2008. Whether we are defending a price-fixing class action, obtaining approval of a multi-national acquisition, responding to a government investigation or representing an antitrust plaintiff in court, we provide our clients with timely, focused advice and a dedicated team to address their needs. Our clients consider us powerful and effective allies who are “incredibly hard-working and skilled at devising strategies.” Chambers USA, 2009

Our antitrust lawyers are all part of our litigation department, which is “praised unanimously by clients for its efficient cost-effective approach.” Chambers USA, 2010. We apply this combination of antitrust knowledge and litigation experience to gather and analyze the information needed to understand our clients’ businesses and to determine the right approach to achieve their goals efficiently, whether we are managing the cascade of litigation that can follow a government investigation or obtaining approval of corporate transactions from competition authorities in the United States and internationally.

Our antitrust work has involved a wide variety of industries, including internet book distribution, cable television and other media, pharmaceuticals, alcoholic beverages, consumer products, airlines, mining, and manufacturing.

The Chambers USA guide to leading lawyers recommends senior Debevoise antitrust lawyers as leaders in the field and identifies Debevoise as a leading firm for antitrust matters.

What makes us different: 

• Staffed principally by litigators with substantial merger experience, the Antitrust Group brings to its clients the benefit of the firm’s multidisciplinary approach, including access to other strong practice areas, such as white collar criminal defense, intellectual property (both litigation and transactional), mergers & acquisitions and cross-border transactions. 
• Our Antitrust Group reflects the deep strength Debevoise has in class actions and other complex litigation and sophisticated financial and commercial transactions. 
• We represent both plaintiffs and defendants and also advise businesses as they deal with antitrust violations from the customer or competitor perspective. 
• We consider the full measure and scope of clients’ problems — we see the big picture.