Akin’s antitrust & international competition lawyers defend clients in bet-the-company civil and criminal litigation, complex behavioral, State aid and foreign investment/national security cases, and steer billion-dollar mergers through the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the European Commission (EC), the Competition Markets Authority (CMA), the State Administration for Market Supervision (SAMR) and other international competition regimes. We also provide clear, practical advice to help clients avoid antitrust problems before they arise.