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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Qualcomm Wins Jury Verdict Defeating Arm Chip Licensing Claims
Paul, Weiss won a decisive jury verdict for software and semiconductor giant Qualcomm Incorporated in a closely watched breach of contract suit brought by Arm Ltd., a UK-based semiconductor and software design company owned by SoftBank, over a technology license agreement with Qualcomm subsidiary NUVIA.
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IBM Subsidiary Red Hat Completes Acquisition of Neural Magic
Paul, Weiss advised IBM on its subsidiary Red Hat, Inc.’s acquisition of Neural Magic, a pioneer in software and algorithms that speed up generative AI inference workloads.
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Paul, Weiss Named a Finalist Across Two Categories in Concurrences’ Antitrust Writing Awards
Concurrences recently shortlisted articles written by Paul, Weiss lawyers as some of last year’s best business articles in two categories, part of the publication’s annual Antitrust Writing Awards.
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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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Potential Merger Enforcement Changes in the Trump Administration
With the change of administrations in January 2025, we expect the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the FTC to continue to enforce the antitrust laws aggressively, while de-emphasizing some of the more novel antitrust theories pursued by the Biden DOJ and FTC.
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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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Business Groups File Suit Seeking to Set Aside New HSR Rules
- Joseph J. Bial
- Katharine R. Haigh
- Marta P. Kelly
- Scott A. Sher
- Yuni Yan Sobel
- Joshua H. Soven
- Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
- Aidan Synnott
- Brette Tannenbaum
- Christopher M. Wilson
- Charles E. Crandall IV
- Lisa Danzig
- Chad de Souza
- J. Todd Hahn
- Zuzanna Knypinski
- John W. Magruder
- Mark R. Laramie
- Antitrust
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
Business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce brought an action in federal court in Texas seeking to set aside the new rules governing premerger notification under the HSR Act. The rules are set to go into effect on February 10, but this date could be postponed by intervening events related to the lawsuit. We expect more clarity in the days and weeks ahead.
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Tee St. Matthew-Daniel Discusses DOJ’s Antitrust Compliance Program Guidance, AI and Ephemeral Messaging on ABA’s Our Curious Amalgam Podcast
Antitrust partner Tee St. Matthew-Daniel was a featured guest on the January 13 episode of the American Bar Association’s Our Curious Amalgam podcast.
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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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Scott Sher Discusses Antitrust Outlook Under New Presidential Administration With Law360
Antitrust partner Scott Sher was quoted in a Law360 article about what antitrust enforcement may look like in President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
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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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FTC Appeals Judgment Setting Aside Non-Compete Clause Rule
- Robert A. Atkins
- Joseph J. Bial
- Rebecca S. Coccaro
- Lina M. Dagnew
- Andrew J. Ehrlich
- Reuven Falik
- Katharine R. Haigh
- Jarrett R. Hoffman
- Brad S. Karp
- Gregory F. Laufer
- Randy Luskey
- Jean M. McLoughlin
- Jacqueline P. Rubin
- Kannon K. Shanmugam
- Scott A. Sher
- Joshua H. Soven
- Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
- Aidan Synnott
- Brette Tannenbaum
- Liza M. Velazquez
- Christopher M. Wilson
- Lawrence I. Witdorchic
- Sasha Belinkie
- Charles E. Crandall IV
- Bruce N. Goldberger
- Pietro J. Signoracci
- Aubrey Smith
- Mark R. Laramie
- William T. Marks
- Antitrust
- Employment, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets
- Litigation
- Executive Compensation
- Private Equity
The FTC has appealed the August ruling by a federal district court in Texas setting aside the FTC non-compete clause rule. As of this writing, the Texas court’s judgment continues to remain in effect and the FTC is enjoined from enforcing the rule.
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