ACT Transactions Associate

Freshfields US LLP is seeking associates with one or more years of experience in antitrust law fluent in English and one or more of Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and/or Vietnamese to join its world-leading antitrust practice in the firm’s Silicon Valley or San Francisco office.

Freshfields’ global antitrust practice is widely-recognized as the world’s leading cross-border antitrust practice involved in the most cutting-edge international antitrust matters for the world’s most demanding and exciting clients.  We are recognized as having the standout top-tier practices in all leading antitrust centers worldwide:  Washington, Brussels, London, Beijing and Tokyo as well as in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin, Duesseldorf, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Madrid, Paris, Riyadh, Rome and Vienna giving us unparalleled ability to navigate global matters for our clients.  We are market leaders in terms of complex M&A and investigations before agencies and courts in all these jurisdictions and currently lead on the most high profile matters before the agencies and courts.  In the USA, we have a vibrant agency-facing practice as well as a leading antitrust litigation practice leading high profile antitrust and merger challenges in various federal courts across the country. 

The Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices provide unique value-added to clients combining proximity to local clients and insight and access to all key antitrust agencies as well as essential litigation capability in California.  Most of our matters involve working seamlessly with teams in other offices as part of a global matter for local clients.

We are looking for energetic, intellectually curious applicants who have:

• At least one years of experience supporting senior associates and partners in antitrust law, either counselling, agency-facing or litigation.
• Fluent in English and at least one of Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and/or Vietnamese.  Additional languages are a bonus.
• An ability to work cross-jurisdictionally supporting local clients on all their international antitrust needs across the globe.
• A growth mindset (this is a pre-requisite!)

Applicants must currently be licensed to practice law in California.

Search firm and agency submissions should be directed to  [email protected]. 

All other applicants are invited to apply directly through this application. We ask that you please upload your resume and law school transcript to complete your application. 

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP associates are compensated based on leading market rates. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $235,000 - $390,000, commensurate with experience, and the firm provides bonuses to associates in good standing consistent with the California and New York legal markets.

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