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Competition: EU - Belgium

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Moving up the rankings this year is Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. The firm handles significant EC behavioural mandates on behalf of sophisticated US or Europe-headquartered companies. It defends clients in EC abuse of dominance investigations and acts for major complainant companies seeking to gain traction with the EC for new cases. The law firm also acts on cartel cases and assists a number of clients with merger clearance and FDI filing mandates, including phase II investigations. The team additionally handles notifications of state aid schemes or EGC cases through which companies seek to overturn rulings on compatible state aid.

Work Highlights

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  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher advised Merck on the antitrust aspects of its multibillion-dollar global development and commercialisation agreement with Daiichi.

Strengths

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The firm is thorough, creative, aggressive when appropriate, and responsive. The lawyers take the time to understand our business

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Global

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is our preferred antitrust partner for especially complex matters.

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Global

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is very good at striking a balance between practicality and technicality.

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Global

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is top of the game when it comes to complex abuse of dominance cases. The team is able to develop impactful arguments for its clients.

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Global

Notable Practitioners

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Christian Riis-Madsen
3
Christian Riis-Madsen
3
Band 3

Advancing in the rankings this year is Christian Riis-Madsen, who handles seminal abuse of dominance cases. He has demonstrable experience defending companies in parallel investigations before competition authorities. He has additional experience in cartel cases and merger control matters, including acting for third parties on disputes around clearance decisions.

He is one of our most trusted advisers; he is an incredibly pragmatic business-oriented adviser. He is really good at distilling complex legal and regulatory frameworks into pragmatic advice.

He is insightful and impactful on cases and ensures the best possible outcome for his clients.

Christian is one of the most practical and solution-oriented lawyers I have ever worked with. His advice is invaluable to our business.

Christian takes a hands-on approach to his work and is very good at seeing the big picture of the company.

Christian consistently provides highly practical guidance that's impactful for our business.

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Attila Borsos
U
Attila Borsos
U
Up and Coming

Attila Borsos draws upon his expertise to assist clients with phase II merger clearance proceedings and FDI filings for clients operating in a range of sectors, most notably TMT and life sciences.

I am particularly impressed with Attila Borsos, who is an outstanding practitioner and one of the best of the next generation.

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Christian Riis-Madsen
3
Christian Riis-Madsen
3
Band 3
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Attila Borsos
U
Attila Borsos
U
Up and Coming
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