The Paul, Weiss Antitrust Practice advises clients on a full range of global antitrust matters, including antitrust regulatory clearance, government investigations, private litigation, and counseling and compliance. The firm represents clients before antitrust and competition authorities in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions around the world.
Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss Named D.C. Antitrust Litigation Department of the Year by National Law Journal
The National Law Journal recognized Paul, Weiss and its D.C. team as Washington’s “Litigation Department of the Year – Antitrust” at its 2024 Legal Awards.
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Intuitive Surgical Wins High-Stakes Antitrust Trial Regarding da Vinci Surgical System
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory at trial for surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical, Inc., in a high-stakes antitrust suit brought by Surgical Instrument Service Company, Inc., (SIS) in the Northern District of California.
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TPG to Acquire Altus Power in Take-Private Deal Valued at $2.2 Billion
Paul, Weiss advised TPG on the antitrust aspects of its take-private acquisition of Altus Power, Inc., one of the largest owners of commercial-scale solar power generation in the U.S., valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including outstanding debt.
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Nicole Kar to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement at Economist Impact’s Antitrust Summit
Antitrust Practice Global Co-Chair Nicole Kar will participate on a panel, “Antitrust Enforcement and Deals: The Mood in the Boardroom,” at Economist Impact’s Antitrust Summit.
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Client News
TPG to Invest in Techem in €6.7 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising TPG Rise Climate, the dedicated climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform, on the antitrust and regulatory aspects of its €6.7 billion investment, alongside a minority investor GIC, of Techem Group.
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Update on Transition at the U.S. Antitrust Agencies
The Trump administration began governing with a series of executive actions that have started to shape antitrust enforcement going forward. This comes after what is likely an unprecedented level of end-of-term activity at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. We discuss these developments in this alert.
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Lighthouse Receives Series C Investment Led by KKR
Paul, Weiss advised Lighthouse, the leading commercial intelligence platform for the travel and hospitality industry, on the antitrust aspects of an approximately $370 million Series C investment in Lighthouse led by KKR.
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Scott Sher Discusses Upcoming Changes to Merger Review Requirements With Law360
Global Antitrust Practice Group Co-Chair Scott Sher spoke with Law360 about the impending updates to merger notification requirements set to take effect on February 10.
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Tee St. Matthew-Daniel to Chair ABA Antitrust Women’s Roundtable
Litigation partner Tee St. Matthew-Daniel will serve as conference chair of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Women’s Roundtable.
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Constructive Remedies Accepted in the EU’s First In-depth FSR Decision
In the first in-depth investigation into a merger under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the European Commission announced that a non-EU state-controlled purchaser supported by an unlimited guarantee has been cleared to acquire EU-based businesses under the foreign subsidies regime, but must remove post-merger financial support for the merged business in the European Union.
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The Robinson-Patman Act Explained: FTC Files First Government Enforcement Price Discrimination Complaint in Nearly 25 Years
For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the FTC has brought an enforcement action alleging violations of the Robinson-Patman Act, a law prohibiting price discrimination passed in 1936. We discuss the law, the FTC’s lawsuit, and the implications of enforcing the law for certain industries.
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Nicole Kar, Tee St. Matthew-Daniel, Lauren O’Brien and Meg Hebbert Publish Law360 Article on Transatlantic Antitrust Trends
Antitrust partners Nicole Kar and Tee St. Matthew-Daniel, counsel Lauren O’Brien and associate Meg Hebbert co-wrote an article in Law360 on the increasingly multifaceted strategic considerations for companies as antitrust enforcement evolves on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Roark Capital Completes Acquisition of Subway Restaurants
Paul, Weiss advised Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Subway Restaurants, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands.
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A turning point? Merger Control, Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Subsidies Regulation in 2025
- John P. Carlin
- Ross Ferguson
- Katharine R. Haigh
- Annie Herdman
- Nicole Kar
- Marta P. Kelly
- Henrik Morch
- Rich Pepper
- Scott A. Sher
- Yuni Yan Sobel
- Joshua H. Soven
- Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
- Aidan Synnott
- Christopher M. Wilson
- Sophie Chen
- Charles E. Crandall IV
- Lisa Danzig
- Chad de Souza
- J. Todd Hahn
- Zuzanna Knypinski
- John W. Magruder
- Nathan Mitchell
- Lauren O'Brien
- James Parkinson
- Mark R. Laramie
- Alexander Wathan
- Antitrust
- Foreign Direct Investment Regulation
With 2025 set to be a year of tensions and reckonings among competition, FDI and FSR agencies around the world, we highlight five key developments and trends impacting global deal-making.
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