Merger Control

• A multinational technology giant in coordinating the international merger clearance process for a strategically important acquisition, obtaining unconditional phase 1 clearance in the EU
• One of Denmark's largest conglomerates in coordinating the international merger and FDI clearance processes for several multi-billion-dollar acquisitions
• Obtaining EU, Chinese, Chile, Ukrainian and Turkish merger clearance for APM Terminals on its joint venture with Bolloré for the operation of a container terminal in Ivory Coast
• Representing a major U.S. chemicals company on the acquisition of a Dutch chemical company, and obtaining German clearance
• Maersk in the establishment of the P3 and 2M shipping alliances, the biggest shipping alliance in the world*
• Representing Kuwait Petroleum International in obtaining EU merger clearance for the acquisition of Shell's entire retail, supply and distribution, logistics and aviation fuel businesses in Italy*
• Representing A.P. Møller-Mærsk, Maersk Line, APM Terminals and Svitzer in obtaining EU and international merger clearances for numerous transactions, including the 2M VSA (the world's largest liner alliance), the acquisition of Brostrøm AB to form the world's largest product tanker company, the establishment of a joint venture with Eurogate to own and operate the Jadeweser container terminal, numerous other transactions for APM Terminals requiring merger clearances internationally, and the sale of the Norfolkline ferry and logistics business to DFDS*
• Representing DFDS in connection with UK Competition Commission's investigation into the sale of part of its Irish Sea ferry business to Stena, and in connection with the UK investigation relating to the sale of SeaFrance to Eurotunnel, which was ultimately appealed to the Supreme Court*
• Advising Industry Funds Management on the acquisition of German regional transmission system operator 50Hertz Transmission GmbH (50Hertz) from Vattenfall Europe AG.*
• Advising Smith International in the EC Merger Regulation notification of the @Balance joint venture with Shell.*
• Representing Northumbrian Water plc on the merger control aspects of its sale to CKI*
• Representing Citigroup in obtaining EU and Chinese merger clearance for the acquisition of five DP World terminals in Australia*
• Representing the consortium comprising Prudential, Morgan Stanley and others on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of Veolia Water UK*
• Advising JAB on the sale of its Bally fashion business to a Chinese buyer, and assisting in the international merger control process*
• Representing Babcock & Brown on the acquisition of PD Ports and its later recapitalization*
• Representing Wallenius and Wilhelmsen on their acquisition of part of Hyundai Merchant Marine to form the world's largest vehicles shipping group, and on subsequent transactions*
• Representing Granada plc in connection with the sale of its catering business to Carlton plc*
• Representing Statoil in Case M.3230 - Statoil/BP/Sonatrach/In Salah JV*
• Representing Royal P&O Nedlloyd on its acquisition by Maersk to form the world's largest container shipping company*
• Representing Hapag-Lloyd AG on its acquisition of CP Ships*
• Representing P&O Nedlloyd in relation to the formation of the Euromax terminal in Rotterdam, and Royal Nedlloyd on the acquisition of P&O's shareholding in P&O Nedlloyd*
• Representing Prime Infrastructure in relation to the restructuring of its port assets.*

Investigations & Litigation

• One of the ethylene producers involved in the European Commission investigation of an ethylene buyers' cartel, which resulted in a settlement decision
• Wallenius Wilhelmsen and EUKOR Car Carriers in the European Commission's investigation of the maritime car shipping sector and in coordinating their worldwide defence strategy before over 10 other jurisdictions in one of the most international cartel investigations ever brought
• Maersk in the European Commission's investigation of alleged 'price signalling' in the liner shipping sector, which was initiated on the basis of dawn raids and closed on the basis of mutually acceptable commitments*
• Nord Pool, a leading electricity power exchange, in separate investigations by the European Commission and the Belgian competition authority into market sharing
• The International Association of Classification Societies, an alleged de facto standard setting organization, in the European Commission's investigation into ship classification, which was initiated by dawn raids and closed on the basis of mutually acceptable commitments*
• A major US consumer products supplier in defending a UK investigation of alleged hub & spoke arrangements in the grocery sector*
• DFDS, one of northern Europe's biggest ferry operators, in parallel investigations by the UK's CMA and the French competition authority into a capacity sharing agreement
• British Steel/Corus in the European Commission's steel beams cartel case and in appeals to the EU's Court of Justice and General Court*
• Several Swedish woodpulp producers in appeals to the European courts to recover fines*
• Multiple liner shipping companies in a series of European Commission investigations and appeals to the European courts relating to coordination and antitrust immunity in the sector*
• The Computer and Communications Industry Association as intervener in support of Google's Android appeal in the Court of Justice
• Carlsberg, the leading Danish beer company, in bringing a damages claim exceeding several hundreds of millions of Euros claim against one of its competitors in the Dutch courts
• Wallenius Wilhelmsen and EUKOR Car Carriers in defending a class action brought by Mark McLaren Class Representative in the UK's specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and a related appeal in the Court of Appeal on precedent-setting issues relating to the UK's class action regime
• Wallenius Wilhelmsen and EUKOR Car Carriers in defending a multimillion pound damages brought by Jaguar Land Rover in the Competition Appeal Tribunal
• Several European electricity transmission operators in appeals to the EU's Court of Justice, General Court and the Board of Appeal of the Agency for Coordination of Energy Regulators
• An International trade association in quasi-judicial appeal proceedings relating to the expulsion of a Russian member on the basis of UK and EU sanctions
• A leading Norway-based power exchange in a formal complaint to the EC which alleged abuse of dominance in relation to wholesale energy trading, and in behavioral investigations by the EC and Belgian competition authority
• Pharmacosmos, a Danish pharmaceutical company, in bringing a formal abuse of dominance complaint to the CMA alleging abuse by disparagement, which resulted in a commitment decision

*Prior to joining Baker Botts