Howrey Again Tops GCR 100

Global Competition Review has again named Howrey one of the world’s top competition practices, an honor the firm has enjoyed since the inception of the GCR 100 survey. The firm was named the largest worldwide antitrust/competition practice; singled out as attracting the highest number of lateral partners; and listed as one of the world’s “Elite 20”.

“We are very proud of our entire practice group both in the US and Europe,” said Sean Boland, Practice Co-Chair. “Everyone has worked extremely hard throughout the entire year and in spite of severe economic pressures, we have succeeded. While this is our ninth year in the top spot, we never take these honors for granted.”

GCR named Howrey the world’s largest competition practice with 353 Competition specialists as of August 31, 2008.  While most of them are located in Washington, DC and Brussels, many others are in Howrey’s other office worldwide.  Boland underscored the need for significant presence in Brussels and Washington in an interview with GCR.  “Theoretically, you could be the best firm in the world and only feature (those) two jurisdictions…” he said.

Alan Wiseman, who Co-Chairs with Boland in DC and Trevor Soames in Brussels noted, “This year, in particular, we have seen an increase in every facet of our antitrust work.  The growth in revenue has been astounding.  I am pleased, but not surprised, that we have seen so many highly qualified laterals join the practice. They have made a strong team even stronger.”

Soames stressed the importance of an effective presence in Brussels. “GCR’s continual positive recognition of Howrey is yet another welcomed reminder of the firm’s achievement in building a market- leading practice in Europe from scratch in just six years, and follows the recent award from the prestigious M&A Monthly publication of the Competition Law Firm of the Year award.  This success has been built on a great team of lawyers in Europe and the US complementing each other to secure continued success for our clients.”

Now in its ninth year, the GCR 100 is an annual guide to the world's leading competition law practices, including the top 20 “Global Elite”. Compiled by the staff of Global Competition Review, the survey is the only publication to provide such an extensive qualitative analysis of the world's antitrust marketplace. Covering 33 countries, to bring a truly global analysis, the survey profiles 250 law firms and 20 economic consultancies.

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Founded in 1956, Howrey LLP is a global law firm with over 750 attorneys and more than 50 economic, financial, and regulatory consultants. Howrey has offices in Washington, D.C; Northern Virginia; Houston, Texas; New York, New York; Los Angeles, Irvine, East Palo Alto and San Francisco, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Chicago, Illinois; London, England; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Munich, Germany; Madrid, Spain and Taipei, Taiwan. Howrey's affiliate, The CapAnalysis Group, LLC (economic, financial, and litigation consultants) teams with Howrey attorneys as a strategic business resource.  A consistent American Lawyer “A-List” and PLC “Which Lawyer?” Global 50 firm, Howrey is one of the most frequently used law firms by the world’s leading companies. Howrey’s Intellectual Property practice was ranked as a top national IP practice by IP Law & Business and its Antitrust Practice topped Global Competition Review’s GCR 100.  As the winner of the 2003 Thomas L. Sager Award from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Howrey is committed to the ideals of diversity and is equally committed to the tenets of pro bono and public service. Howrey's "Advantage of Focus" makes it the clear choice for antitrust, intellectual property and complex business dispute resolution.  For more information, visit our website:http://www.howrey.com.