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Adam Dawson
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adam.dawson@bakerbotts.com
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Overview

Adam Dawson is a Partner in the Antitrust and Competition Law Practice of Baker Botts’ Brussels office.

He has extensive experience in merger control and foreign investment screening. He regularly coordinates the assessment of merger and FDI filings and has represented numerous clients in merger investigations on a global basis, including in complex deals involving the negotiation of remedies with various competition authorities.

Adam has assisted many clients in competition law complaints and investigations by the European Commission. He frequently advises companies on the merits of potential Article 102 TFEU complaints, including in the technology sector where he counsels several online platforms.

Adam is also regularly called upon to guide clients on their potential exposure under Article 101 TFEU. He has helped develop effective compliance programs and frequently advises companies on their distribution and pricing policies.

Adam has experience in a broad range of industries, including digital platforms, human and animal health, chemicals, energy, heavy machinery, packaging and air transport.

Adam speaks English, French and Spanish.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Adam worked at another international law firm in Brussels.

Admission & Affiliations

  • Brussels Bar
  • Legal Practice Course, The College of Law, London 2011
  • LL.M., European legal studies, College of Europe 2009
  • Master of Business Taxation, Université de Paris I Panthéon–Sorbonne 2008
  • Master of Laws, Université de Paris I Panthéon–Sorbonne 2007
  • Bachelor of Laws, King’s College, London 2007

Experience

Merger Control

  • Halliburton in seeking EU and other merger control approvals of its $28 billion proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes.
  • MeadWestVaco in merger control approvals of its $16 billion merger with Rock-Tenn.
  • Dresser-Rand in EU and other merger control approvals of its $7.8 billion merger with Siemens.
  • McDermott in merger control approvals of its $2.7 billion sale of Lummus Technology group to the Chatterjee Group and Rhône Capital.
  • Caterpillar Inc. in merger control approvals of its acquisition of the oil & gas Division of the Weir Group PLC.
  • Sempra Infrastructure on the development of the Port Arthur LNG project.
  • Celanese in EU and other merger control approvals of its $11 billion acquisition of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials (M&M) business. 
  • Ingevity in merger control approvals of its $310 million acquisition of Georgia Pacific’s chemical pine business.
  • Barrick Gold in EU merger control approval of its $1 billion sale of a 50% interest in the Zaldivar copper mine to Antofagasta.
  • AES Corporation in merger control approvals of its $179 million sale of a 50% interest in Silver Ridge Power to SunEdison.
  • EN+ Group in Glencore’s proposed RUSAL-EN+ share swap.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation in its $1.8 billion spin-off of Halyard Health.
  • Colfax (now Enovis) in merger control and FDI approvals of its $3.1 billion acquisition of DJO Global and $285 million acquisition of Mathys AG Bettlach. 
  • Envista in its $600 million acquisition of Carestream Dental’s Intraoral Scanner Business.
  • Merck & Co., Inc (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) in various potential acquisitions in human and animal health.
  • Koepon Holding BV in its combination with Cooperative Resources International. 
  • Liberty Media Corporation in various potential acquisitions in the media sector.
  • An online platform on potential acquisitions in the travel sector.
  • Dell in merger control approvals of the sale of its Engineering Services division to L&T Technology Services.
  • CA Technologies in its acquisition of Grid-Tools, a provider of automated software testing.
  • Akamai in EU and other merger control approvals of its joint venture with Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group for the development of a new block-chain based online payment network. 
  • Akamai in its $600 million acquisition of microsegmentation technology provider, Guardicore. 
  • Akamai in its $900 million acquisition of cloud hosting service provider, Linode. 
  • American Industrial Partners (AIP) in merger control and FDI approvals of its acquisitions of Goss International, Gerber Technology, Moly-Cop, L3’s Vertex Aerospace, Raytheon Technologies’ Defense Training and Mission Critical Solutions business, CQMS Razer, GE’s commercial lighting business, Seacor, Hubbell’s Commercial and Industrial Lighting Business and Domtar Corporation’s personal care business.
  • Colfax in merger control approvals of its acquisitions of Flakt Woods, Victor Technologies, GE Oil & Gas’s Roots Blowers & Compressors, Siemens’ Turbomachinery Equipment GmbH and Gas Control Equipment
  • Colfax in the $1.8 billion sale of its air and gas handling equipment division, Howden, to KPS Capital Partners.
  • Noble Corporation in its $1.7 billion spin-off of Paragon Offshore and its Chapter 11 reorganization and related merger control proceedings.
  • Rosneft Oil Company and BP plc in merger control approvals of a new joint venture investment fund.
  • Rosneft Oil Company in EU and other merger control approvals of its joint venture with General Electric for the supply of industrial IoT applications.
  • Rosneft Oil Company in merger control approvals of its $1.1 billion acquisition of a 30% interest in the Egyptian Zohr gas field from Eni.
  • Rosneft Oil Company in merger control approvals of various upstream joint ventures.
  • A third-party in the European Commission’s investigation into the proposed $17 billion Siemens/Alstom merger.
  • A third-party complainant in the European Commission’s investigation into the proposed $14 billion Deutsche Börse/London Stock Exchange merger.
  • A third-party complainant in the European Commission’s investigation into the $10 billion General Electric/Alstom merger.
  • A third-party in the UK Competition and Markets Authority investigation into John Wood Group’s proposed acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler.
  • Mondi in EU and other merger control approvals for its acquisition of Nordenia.*
  • GE in EU and other merger control approvals for a joint venture with Microsoft.*
  • Volkswagen in EU merger control approval for its joint venture with D’Ieteren.*

Unilateral Conduct

  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a complainant in the European Commission's investigation into anticompetitive practices in the aircraft engines and components aftermarket.
  • A complainant in the European Commission’s investigation into Google's abusive practices in online search and Android.*

Antitrust Consulting

  • Several digital platforms on their potential exposure under EU and national competition law.
  • MSD Animal Health on competition-law related matters in Europe.
  • ESAB on competition-law related matters in Europe. 
  • Ryanair in the UK Department for Transport’s public consultation on the UK’s Aviation Strategy
  • A major international consumer goods manufacturer on its distribution activities in Europe.
  • A major international industrial goods manufacturer on its distribution and pricing policies in Europe.
  • An international manufacturer on the use of pricing algorithms.
  • An LNG supplier in the European Commission’s investigation into LNG supply agreements to Europe. 
  • An O&G supplier on its pricing provisions in long term supply agreements.
  • An international oilfield services company on its potential exposure to EU competition law.
  • An international polymer supplier on the validity of its international joint ventures and distribution agreements.
  • A major gas distributor on the implementation of the Third Energy Package in the EU.*

Pro Bono

  • The Innocence Project in its review of past criminal convictions for potential exonerations based on DNA testing.
  • The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) in its review of past criminal convictions for potential exonerations based on the evidence available and potential new forensic techniques.

 

*Prior to joining Baker Botts

Awards and Community

Recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA, 2019 & 2020

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