Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 3
Contact number
+852 2214 3700Chambers Review
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher fields a compact team handling antitrust investigations, litigation and compliance mandates. The firm has particular strength in the TMT and automotive sectors, in which it advises numerous major multinational clients. The team is well equipped to handle multi-jurisdictional merger appeals, particularly pan-Asian competition law mandates involving jurisdictions such as Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. It counts Uber, VMware and AMCI Group among its key clients.
Work Highlights
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher acted for AMCI Group on its joint acquisition, with ITOCHU Corporation, of Australian coal mining company Fitzroy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gibson Dunn's lawyers are very experienced and insightful. They have the ability to interact with economists efficiently and integrate sophisticated economic analysis into their legal arguments."
"Their turnaround time is always impressive and the level of advice is above and beyond expectations."
"Gibson Dunn's lawyers are very experienced and insightful. They have the ability to interact with economists efficiently and integrate sophisticated economic analysis into their legal arguments."
"Their turnaround time is always impressive and the level of advice is above and beyond expectations."
Notable Practitioners
Sébastien Evrard heads the competition practice and has an enviable familiarity with Mainland China and Hong Kong antitrust matters. He is active across the region on merger filings and antitrust audits and compliance mandates.
"Sébastien is great at handling complex antitrust litigation. He is very experienced in guiding the direction of big-picture issues, and he understands how economics works for litigation."
"He provides very creative, yet practical, solutions. He has excellent response times, and he is able to manage complex matters with ease."