A view of New York City from the air. Photo: Ryland West/ALM Wall Street Law Firms Join Corporate Leaders in Antitrust Bill Opposition
Leaders from Wachtell, Cravath, Paul Weiss and Davis Polk and many others signed the letter asking New York state officials to reject legislation that aims to expand the state's antitrust powers.
January 13, 2022 at 01:45 PM
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Antitrust
The leaders of some of New York's most prominent law firms — such as Davis Polk & Wardwell, Cravath Swaine & Moore, and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz — have joined over 50 corporate chiefs and trade group heads in a letter sent Wednesday to Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators, asking them to reject pending legislation that aims to expand the state's antitrust powers.
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3 minute readLaw Firms Mentioned
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Sidley Austin
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed
- Ropes & Gray
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Warton & Garrison
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Shearman & Sterling LLP
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