Freshfields announced today that Marin Boney has joined the firm as an antitrust partner in Washington DC where she will focus on merger control and antitrust advisory work for private capital clients. Marin represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice in merger reviews of complex cross-border transactions, with a focus on serving private capital clients. Her practice cuts across a wide variety of industries, with particularly strong experience in software and technology, energy, healthcare and consumer products and services transactions. U.S. Managing Partner Sarah Solum said: “Marin has an impressive track record of advising leading global private equity firms through critical transactions. Her extensive knowledge of the private capital space will be an asset to our antitrust and private capital practices in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. Marin’s joining underscores Freshfields’ fully global approach to client service.” Head of U.S. Antitrust, Competition & Trade Christine Wilson added: “Antitrust and other regulatory issues have become critical in private equity transactions in recent years. I’ve had the opportunity to see first-hand the level of expertise in private capital antitrust that she has and know that it will be key in navigating changes in complex regulatory processes.” On joining the firm, Marin noted: “Freshfields has an incredible global platform with a unique cross-practice functionality. I look forward to strengthening even further the link between the antitrust and private capital groups, bringing the full global capabilities of both practices together for my clients.” Marin’s joining builds on a string of key hires in the U.S. over the last year across Freshfields’ antitrust and private capital groups including Christine Wilson, antitrust partner Kevin Yingling, Global Co-Head of Private Capital Neal Reenan, Head of U.S. Private Capital Ian Bushner, Head of New York Private Equity Claire James and Private Capital partner and Boston office managing partner Matt Goulding.