盛德的国际反垄断/竞争法业务团队以其丰富的经验和创新的方法协助客户达到其商业目标。本所的客户包括不同规模的企业、贸易协会、政府机关、专业协会以及个人客户。本所曾就各类民事和刑事的反垄断事务向全球客户提供咨询，包括针对商业业务的日常咨询以及“赌公司存亡”(bet-the-company)的反垄断挑战。本所曾代表客户参与针对反竞争行为的诉讼，亦曾就定价、销售和分销事务向客户提供咨询，还曾在政府调查中为大型公司的合并、收购、合资或其他业务行为进行辩护。
合并核准
在合并控制过程中，本所就拟议的合并、收购及合资项目向客户提供咨询。本所既就善意亦就敌意的交易提供咨询，并曾针对给本所客户和市场竞争带来不利影响的第三方并购项目进行争辩。本所在与执行机关磋商以及在法院为被起诉的交易进行辩护方面经验丰富。
本所律师协助客户就救济方式进行谈判，以解决反垄断机关在合并控制程序中提出的问题。此外，本所在争取司法、行政批准和获得合并救济方面，以及就该救济的持续合规义务提供咨询方面经验丰富。在欧盟，本所律师曾协助公司进行谈判，以改变欧盟委员会原先接受的合并救济方案，并完成该案件。
本所在美国和欧盟办理合并的申报与核准，并曾在由其他众多司法管辖区域反垄断机构审查的合并中代表当事方，这些司法管辖区域包括中国、澳大利亚、巴西、加拿大、日本和墨西哥。本所在判定需要在哪些司法管辖区域进行合并前申报方面，以及就该等申报和任何后续程序制定应对策略方面经验丰富。
Merger Clearances
We also counsel clients concerning contemplated mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, and represent them in the merger control process. We advise on both friendly and hostile transactions, and have also contested third-party mergers or acquisitions that would adversely affect our clients and competition in the market generally. We have experience negotiating with enforcement authorities and litigating to defend a transaction when it is challenged in court.
Our lawyers assist clients negotiate remedies to address the concerns of antitrust authorities in merger control proceedings. We have significant experience in obtaining judicial and administrative approval for merger remedies, as well as in advising clients with respect to the on-going compliance obligations under such remedies. In the EU, our lawyers have assisted companies in negotiating changes to merger remedies previously accepted by the European Commission as a condition for clearing a transaction.
We handle merger filings and clearances in the United States and the European Union and have represented parties to mergers that have been reviewed by antitrust authorities in many other jurisdictions, including China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan and Mexico. We have extensive experience in identifying the jurisdictions where pre-merger notifications may be required, and formulating strategy in connection with such filings and any ensuing proceedings.