Antitrust & Competition

Extensive Antitrust Experience

Our antitrust team is experienced in all facets of antitrust review, including Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, voluntary information requests and civil investigative demands, “second requests,” depositions and investigational hearings, and remedies to resolve competitive concerns while preserving the business benefits of a transaction.

We advise clients on antitrust considerations arising out of information exchanges connected with mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, such as due diligence, pre-merger integration planning and post-transaction information sharing. We also represent clients in investigations and litigation involving price fixing, bid rigging, group boycotts, monopolization, tying and claims brought under state unfair competition statues.

Our experience spans key economic sectors that form the backbone of the global economy, including agriculture, chemicals, construction, consumer goods, electric power, financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, renewables and technology. A diverse range of companies — including Alinda Capital Partners, Apache Corporation, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Duke Energy, Equinor, Great Plains Energy, Lufkin Industries and Phillips 66 — rely on us for our antitrust experience and knowledge.

excellent technical skills and extensive experience in antitrust matters,

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Market-Leading Engagements

We provide antitrust advice on significant transactions in multiple jurisdictions.

Altus Midstream Company on antitrust aspects of its business combination with BCP Raptor Holdco LP
Arroyo Energy Investment Partners on antitrust aspects of the sale of its Broad River and Brandywine facilities, as well as the acquisition of Seaside LNG and its affiliated entities
Avangrid Renewables, LLC on antitrust aspects of various transactions, including the sale of an 85 percent interest in the Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm and the sale of a 50 percent interest in each of Poseidon Wind, LLC, and Poseidon Solar, LLC
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), as US counsel, in connection with the antitrust aspects of its acquisition of Plenary Americas, a leading investor, developer and operator of public infrastructure in North America with a project portfolio of nearly CA$20 billion
COG Operating LLC, a subsidiary of Concho Resources Inc., on antitrust aspects related to Concho’s contribution of 13 saltwater disposal wells and approximately 40 miles of large-diameter produced water gathering pipelines to Solaris Water Midstream, LLC (Solaris) in exchange for cash and equity in Solaris Midstream Holdings, LLC, the parent of Solaris
Competitive Power Ventures on antitrust aspects of its acquisition of four operating wind farms in Maine from Patriot Renewables
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. on antitrust aspects of its acquisition of Prime Window Systems, LLC
DCP Midstream LP’s general partner on antitrust aspects of the $1.53 billion transaction to eliminate all general partner economic interests in DCP and incentive distribution rights in DCP in exchange for 65 million newly issues DCP common units

Duke Energy Corporation on antitrust aspects of the $2.8 billion sale of its Midwest merchant generation business to a subsidiary of Dynegy Inc., which includes ownership interests in 11 power plants with a total capacity of approximately 6,100 MW, as well as Duke’s competitive retail electric and gas business – 2015 Strategic Deal of the Year, Platts Global Energy Awards
East Texas Medical Center Healthcare System on antitrust aspects of the sale of substantially all assets to Ardent Health Services
Equinor, as US counsel, including the antitrust aspects, in it $1.1 billion agreement to sell to BP a 50 percent interest in the Empire Wind project and the Beacon Wind project off the US East Coast
Great Plains Energy Inc. on antitrust aspects of its stock-for-stock merger of equals transaction with Westar Energy, Inc., creating a company with a combined equity value of approximately $14 billion, and with nearly 13,000 MW of generation
Holly Energy Partners, L.P. on antitrust aspects of its $250 million acquisition from Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. of the 50 percent and 75 percent interest in Frontier Aspen LLC and SLC Pipeline LLC, respectively, that Holly Energy Partners does not already own
J&J Worldwide Services on antitrust aspects of its sale to Arlington Capital Partners in partnership with J&J’s existing management team
Lufkin Industries, Inc. on antitrust aspects of its $3.3 billion sale to General Electric Co.
NRG Energy, Inc. on antitrust aspects of its acquisition of Vivint Smart Home, Inc., as well as the $760 million sale to an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC of its ownership interest in eight fossil generating facilities from its East and West regions totaling approximately 4,850 MWs
Phillips 66 on antitrust aspects of the realignment of its economic and governance interests in DCP Midstream, LP and Gray Oak Pipeline, LLC
Rockland Capital, LLC on antitrust aspects of its acquisition of a portfolio of six generating plants with a combined generation capacity of 972.5 MW from AES Ohio Generation, LLC and the acquisition of the Bowline facility from GenOn Holdings
Sabalo Energy, LLC on antitrust aspects of its $715 million sale of Midland Basin assets to Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
Southern Waste Systems, LLC and Sun Recycling LLC on antitrust aspects of its sale of residential, commercial and industrial solid waste collection, processing/recycling and transfer operations and assets to Waste Management Inc. of Florida
Talen Energy Corporation on antitrust aspects of the $189 million sale of Interstate Energy Company LLC, which owns an 84-mile natural gas pipeline running between Marcus Hook and Martins Creek, Pennsylvania, to Adelphia Gateway, LLC, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources Corporation

Antitrust & Competition

Extensive Antitrust Experience

Market-Leading Engagements

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