反垄断

• Pfizer on the merger control aspects relating to its $5.4 billion acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics.
• Baring Private Equity Asia, now EQT Asia, on the regulatory and antitrust aspects of its $7.3 billion merger with EQT. The transaction won “Private Equity Deal of the Year” at the Asia Legal Awards.
• Medtronic in connection with its $1.1 billion acquisition of Intersect ENT.
• Signify Health in its sale to CVS Health for $8 billion. The transaction closed following antitrust review and investigation by the Department of Justice, including a Second Request.
• Ginkgo Bioworks in connection with its agreement to acquire biotechnology company Zymergen for approximately $300 million.
• Bain Capital in connection with its $7.5 billion leveraged tender offer for Hitachi Metals. The transaction was recognized as a winner for “Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year” by Asian Legal Business’ ALB Japan Law Awards.
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. in its successful antitrust advocacy with the DOJ in connection with its merger with Tufts Health Plan, Inc.
• Wright Medical Group on its agreement to be acquired by Stryker Corporation in a transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $5.4 billion.
• Bain Capital in connection with its consortium acquisition of Toshiba Memory Corporation for approximately $18 billion
• Emory Healthcare in its strategic partnership with DeKalb Medical in Atlanta, Georgia

• Google in the United States v. Google (D.D.C.) monopolization suit. The United States v. Google litigation earned Ropes & Gray recognition for “Behavioral Matter of the Year” in 2022 by Global Competition Review.
• Investment firm in an ESG-related antitrust and consumer protection investigation launched by state attorney general’s office.
• Johns Hopkins University in a class action antitrust lawsuit.
• Hitachi-LG Data Services in direct and indirect purchaser antitrust class actions alleging price-fixing
• Cablevision in an unlawful tying and monopolization suit in connection with cable set-top boxes
• Charter Communications in connection with the State AG suit to block T-Mobile/Sprint
• Eversource in connection with a class action suit alleging violations of federal and state antitrust and consumer protection laws resulting in $3.6 billion overpayment of electricity costs by New England consumers
• Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Polar Air Cargo LLC, in a multi-district antitrust litigation alleging market manipulation and claiming that our clients’ international pricing practices violated U.S., state, and European Union antitrust laws
• Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, Steward Healthcare (successor to IASIS Healthcare) and others in a suit brought by a prominent surgeon arising out of the summary suspension of his medical staff privileges
• Multinational biotechnology company in a suit alleging antitrust claims and common law claims arising out of the termination of a distribution agreement

By anticipating antitrust concerns, we are able to preempt issues before they affect crucial operations, counseling clients on their most important business arrangements, as well as interactions with suppliers, customers, and competitors. Companies we counsel include, among others:

• 3i Group PLC
• Altera
• Bain Capital
• Becton Dickinson
• Blackstone
• Cablevision
• General Atlantic
• Genstar Capital
• Google
• IASIS Healthcare
• MultiPlan, Inc.
• NYU Langone Medical Center
• Pfizer
• Shire
• The Jackson Laboratory
• TJX Cos.
• TPG Capital
• TravelCLICK
• Trinseo
• Warburg Pincus
• Wright Medical Technology