- Advising clients on simultaneous merger filings before the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, EU national competition authorities, and other competition authorities across the world on high-profile deals., and securing Phase I clearances.
- Advising clients on national security filings and securing clearances in the UK and the EU.
- Representing a global payments technology and software company in a joint venture with a German bank.
- Representing and advising a network infrastructure provider on the sale of a business unit and the subsequent merger control and national security filings required for the transaction.
- Representing an international payments technology and software company in its acquisition of the European business assets of a leading European player in payment services.
- Representing one of the largest and most diversified global leaders in the foodservice equipment industry in its acquisition of a leading global supplier of commercial foodservice equipment.
- Representing and advising a global payments service provider on an antitrust damages claim brought before the English courts.
- Advising a digital platform on the EU competition law theories of harm applicable to the digital economy.
Lydia Rachianioti
- Phone: +44 20 8161 4353
- Email: lydia.rachianioti@alston.com
Lydia advises clients on a wide array of competition law issues, including merger clearances, litigation, and antitrust regulatory compliance in the European Union and the United Kingdom.