Simpson Thacher Matter Shortlisted at GCR Awards 2023
01.26.23
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A Simpson Thacher matter has been shortlisted in two of the top categories at Global Competition Review’s GCR Awards 2023. The $13.8 billion combination of Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group, on which Simpson Thacher represented Change Healthcare, was named a finalist for “Merger Control Matter of the Year – Americas” as well as overall “Matter of the Year” worldwide. GCR highlighted that Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group “defeated all three theories of harm put forward by the DOJ and attorneys general from New York and Minnesota” over the course of a two-week federal bench trial. The court’s ruling was also the Biden Administration’s first loss in a litigated merger case, and represents a rare case of parties successfully “litigating the fix.”
Held annually, the GCR Awards honor the most significant antitrust and competition cases from the past year. Winners will be selected by GCR readers, competition advisors and lawyers, in a vote concluding on February 6. To learn more, and to view the full shortlist, please click here (subscription required).