White & Case moves up a tier. The firm has an especially good reputation in cartel work, but also has a good track record in merger cases and state aid....
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White & Case moves up a tier. The firm has an especially good reputation in cartel work, but also has a good track record in merger cases and state aid.
Feedback in the market suggests that the firm's reputation briefly wobbled when it lost some of its team to Gibson Dunn, however "along with the new Shearman & Sterling they are one to watch," says a competitor.
James Killick is well thought of by clients. "Brussels, Bejing, Tokyo, South Africa and Turkey... they were quite seamless, very good. James had to meet all the people he worked with," says one. Ian Forrester is also recommended by clients, notably for a "classic" style. "He always makes you feel you are the focus of their attention; we never hear complaints or taking calls from other clients," says a client, adding that he is "pretty business-like and realistic".
Other clients also give good feedback: "excellent depth of knowledge," says one, another says: "From Eastern Europe to Poland they were very coordinated".
The firm advised Toshiba on some critical matters, among them an appeal against the commission's findings in investigations, resulting in fines, related to power transformers, gas insulated switchgears among others.
The firm has also been helping Intel appeal against a fine for abuse of dominance and Nexans confront the commission in relation to methods used in a dawn raid. Czech Airlines and SAS Air Cargo also engaged the firm, in a state aid matter and cartel investigation, respectively.
In a merger case, the firm advised Nordic Capital on its $790 million acquisition of Munters.
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