Antitrust & Competition in Europe

Debevoise lawyers in the firm’s UK and European offices work with clients to secure regulatory clearances for complex international mergers and acquisitions before the European Commission and national competition authorities.

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Timothy McIver

Thought Leadership

Illumina / GRAIL: EU General Court Upholds Commission’s New Referral Policy
Recent ESG Antitrust Developments Ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
Increased Scrutiny: Germany Again Tightens Its Foreign Direct Investment Regime

Recognition

Ranked as a leading firm in the UK for Competition/Antitrust.

“Strong professional team.”

—Benchmark Litigation Europe, 2018-2020

Ranked as a leading UK firm for EU and Competition work.

“Great team to work with – agile, committed and smart.”

“The team is one of the strongest in the EU and UK markets. They provide wise, practical, client-ready advice.”

“Incredible legal skills and precision, coupled with an ability to be pragmatic and business-oriented in their approach.”

—The Legal 500 UK, 2023-2024

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Lawyer Publications

As a part of the Practical Law Global Guides series, Timothy McIver and Anne-Mette Heemsoth have co-authored Q&A guides to merger control in the UK, as well as on restraints of trade and dominance in the UK.

The guides provide practice detail on all aspects of these areas in the UK.

To view the merger control Q&A, click here.

To view the restraints of trade and dominance Q&A,click here.

Merger Control in the UK (England and Wales)

Restraints of Trade and Dominance in the UK (England and Wales): Overview

Timothy McIver

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Accolade

Timothy McIver (London) is listed in the latest edition of Who’s Who Legal: Competition. The listings are based on the number and strength of recommendations Who’s Who Legal received from clients and private practitioners around the competition market.

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The European team specializes in securing regulatory clearances for complex international mergers and acquisitions before the European Commission and national competition authorities, both across Europe and worldwide.On the contentious side, our team has broad experience advising on behavioural matters including EU and national investigations of alleged abuses of dominance, as well as cartel and other antitrust investigations (e.g. sectoral inquiries/market investigations).We have strong relationships with the European Commission and maintain an exceptional network of contacts within the competition authorities of the EU Member States and other national regulators globally.The firm’s antitrust work has involved a wide variety of industries, including financial services, technology, media, communications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, aviation, energy, natural resources and manufacturing.One of our distinctive features is that we operate as one integrated team across offices, which, combined with close working relationships with local firms in all other major jurisdictions, enables us to provide our clients with joined-up globally strategic advice on complex multijurisdictional matters.