Chambers Global 2016 Ranks WilmerHale Lawyers, Practices

Chambers Global 2016 Ranks WilmerHale Lawyers, Practices

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WilmerHale Brussels has a collegial team culture geared to providing results in often-demanding proceedings. We have extensive experience in all areas of EU competition law, including mergers before the European Commission, worldwide merger control filings, cartel investigations (in Europe and worldwide), abuse of monopoly power, and State aid cases. We also regularly provide transactional advice, supporting joint ventures and distribution systems.

Our team has helped clients in some of the largest and most complex mergers of recent years, guiding them through EU merger control, including Phase 1 and Phase 2 cases with remedies, and other challenges requiring policy insight, legislative advocacy and government affairs experience. We have handled hundreds of procedures, ranging from cartel defense work to other alleged infringements and complaints. We have successfully represented third parties seeking to oppose mergers or challenge monopolies and exclusionary conduct, both through EC proceedings and litigation. We have assisted clients with State aid procedures.

 
Intellectual Property Litigation

Chambers Global has named 27 WilmerHale lawyers among "The World's Leading Lawyers for Business" in its 2016 edition. Additionally, the firm is ranked in 15 practice areas that span five regions.

Chambers Global is the culmination of thousands of in-depth interviews by the largest research team of its kind and are trusted world-wide to objectively rank the world's best lawyers and law firms. The rankings take into account a lawyer's legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, commitment and other qualities that clients consider valuable.

The following WilmerHale lawyers are recognized in the 2016 guidebook (listed by both practice area and the region in which they are ranked):

Antitrust
USA: Steven Cherry, Thomas Mueller, Heather Tewksbury (Up and Coming)

Arbitration (International)
Europe-wide: Gary Born (Star Individuals), Steven Finizio, Franz Schwarz
Global-wide: Gary Born (Star Individuals), James Carter, John V.H. Pierce, Franz Schwarz

Competition/Antitrust
USA: Thomas Mueller (Foreign expert)

Competition/European Law
Belgium: Christian Duvernoy, Claus-Dieter Ehlermann (Senior Statesmen), Frédéric Louis, Thomas Mueller (Expert based abroad), John Ratliff 

Corporate/M&A
USA: Mark Borden

Dispute Resolution
Austria: Franz Schwarz (Expert based abroad)
UK: Gary Born (Star Individuals), Steven Finizio, Franz Schwarz (Foreign expert)

FCPA
USA: Jay Holtmeier, Kimberly Parker, Roger Witten (Senior Statesmen)

Intellectual Property
USA: Robert Gunther, Jr., William Lee

International Arbitration
USA: James Carter (Senior Statesmen), Rachael Kent, John V H Pierce

International Trade
USA: Charlene Barshefsky, William Lee, Ronald Meltzer, Robert  Novick (Eminent Practitioner), Benjamin Powell

Life Sciences
Global-wide: William Lee, Steven Singer

Litigation
USA: William Lee

Outsourcing
USA: Robert Finkel 

Privacy & Data Security
USA: Reed Freeman

Private Equity
USA: Robert Schwed 

Public International Law
Global-wide: Gary Born

WilmerHale is also recognized for the following practice areas in the following regions:

Belgium
Competition/European Law  

Europe-wide
Arbitration (International)

Global-wide
Arbitration (International) 
Corporate Investigations 
Corporate Investigations: Anti-Corruption 
International Trade/WTO 
Life Sciences 

UK
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration 

USA
Antitrust: Cartel 
Competition/Antitrust 
Corporate Crime & Investigations
FCPA 
Intellectual Property: Patent 
International Arbitration 
International Trade 
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) 

Learn more about WilmerHale's attorney and practice area rankings at www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/global/2.

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