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Competition Law

London (Firms)

11 Years Ranked

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Provided by Davina Garrod

UK

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Davina Garrod leads Akin's EU/UK competition group. She advises multinationals, corporates and financial institutions on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and restructurings. With more than 24 years’ experience, in addition to navigating and obtaining antitrust and regulatory approvals for complex transactions within and outside of Europe, and negotiating remedies packages, Davina represents sovereign wealth funds, private equity (PE) firms and banks in the context of their strategic and financial investments (transactional and contentious). Davina also represents companies active in, inter alia, technology, communications, chemicals, energy, transportation, defence, retail and industrials in behavioural EC Article 101/102 and UK Ch.I/Ch.II investigations, and other investigations by government agencies and regulators globally, including UK National Security & Investment Act/European FDI, EU/UK State aid/subsidies, competition/regulatory appeals, and private damages claims before the CAT/courts.

Professional Memberships

Law Society Competition Section Advisory Committee chairperson (2012, 2013)/member (2010-2022); Council Member for EU Matters, Law Society of England & Wales, 2012 to 2017; Law Society BREXIT Taskforce, 100 Women in Finance; Women’s Competition Network; IBA Public Law Committee (2010-2014) Chairperson (2011); ABA Antitrust Section (2003-2023).

Personal

L.P.C., The College of Law, London, 1996; Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, M.A., 1995 (Hons) Law

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Competition Law - London (Firms)
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Band 4

Davina Garrod of Akin often advises interested third parties on the potential outcome of merger clearance filings and on CMA behavioural investigations. She also assists clients with obtaining competition law clearance for joint ventures and strategic partnerships, as well as subsequent FDI and NSIA reviews.

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