Akin Named Among GCR’s 100 Top Competition Practices

December 1, 2025

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Global Competition Review has profiled Akin in its GCR 100 annual guide of the world’s top competition practices, recommending the firm for both its UK competition practice and the United States: Washington, D.C. competition practice.  

In its profile of the firm's Washington, D.C. competition practice, the publication noted partners Gorav Jindal and Brian Rafkin for their leadership. GCR also spotlighted the firm’s successful work representing key shareholders in Mattress Firm’s $4.1 billion merger with Tempur Sealy International, along with other impactful work the practice has been working on. You can read more on the firm’s profile here. 

In the profile of Akin’s UK competition practice, GCR notes the leadership of Davina Garrod, along with the ongoing work advising Lukoil before the European Court of Justice, in addition to the practice’s representation of PanOptis in defending claims from Apple and various other merger control work. You can read more on the UK competition’s practice profile here 

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