International Counseling

With the globalization of business and the economy, many antitrust issues arise with respect to the application of foreign antitrust laws or with respect to foreign companies doing business in the United States. Sheppard Mullin represents clients in connection with such proceedings, and we frequently advise companies based in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa on the application of U.S. antitrust laws to their businesses in the United States and elsewhere.

In recent years, we have represented merging companies in pre-merger compliance negotiations with the relevant government authorities in the European Union, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and Iceland. We have advised foreign companies from Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, Russia and Canada with respect to pre-merger notification and review in the United States, as well as making certain that their pricing and distribution practices comply with domestic antitrust laws. We also have advised such clients with regard to the antitrust laws of Canada and the United Kingdom. We have also represented foreign entities in investigations brought by U.S. agencies, and private antitrust lawsuits under both federal and state law. Our lawyers in China and the United States also have closely watched the developments regarding China's Anti-Monopoly Law and pre-merger notification rules.

• Navigating Dangerous Shoals: The Murky but Critical Territorial Boundaries of U.S. Antitrust Jurisdiction
  01.22.2020
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Vitamin C and the Future of U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Against Chinese Companies *
  04.08.2019