From Australia to Argentina to Africa, merger control regimes around the world are being reshaped in real time. Host Simon Dodd is joined by colleagues Georgios Zacharodimos, counsel in Brussels, and Jacqueline Arena, Asia Pacific counsel, for a sweeping tour of the developments reshaping global deals. Together they navigate five major themes: new and shifting filing requirements across multiple jurisdictions; the rise of suspensory requirements; institutional stability concerns in Mexico and beyond; low-nexus jurisdictions; and confidentiality in merger reviews.
Name: Simon Dodd
Title: Senior Knowledge Strategy Lawyer
Specialty: Simon is a senior knowledge strategy lawyer at Skadden, focusing on antitrust and competition law. His work concentrates predominantly on worldwide merger control laws, particularly involving jurisdictional and procedural issues, in addition to assisting the firm by providing cutting-edge and innovative solutions.
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Name: Jacqueline Arena
What she does: Jacqueline advises on international competition and EU antitrust issues. Based in Hong Kong, she has broad experience advising Asian companies across the APAC region. She also represents multinational clients across different industry sectors, including financial services and pharmaceuticals.
Organization: Skadden
Words of wisdom: “For deal teams, if you're doing deals in Southeast Asia, it does put Indonesia back on the map in a real consideration for filings because it does change the nature of the filings from postclosing to preclosing, and that's always something to consider.”
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Name: Georgios Zacharodimos
What he does: Georgios advises on all aspects of European and international antitrust and competition law, including merger control, foreign subsidies, digital regulation, abuse of dominance, cartels and antitrust compliance issues.
Organization: Skadden
Words of wisdom: “While the overall global trend is towards more active enforcement, there are at least some signs that authorities are listening to concerns about proportionality and deal execution.”
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