Latham & Watkins and Clifford Chance are negotiating with regulators around the world to get antitrust clearance for what is suddenly among the more controversial deals of 2009 — Oracle’s $7.4 billion proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Given the concern EU regulators have over Oracle’s acquisition of MySQL database software, Thomas Vinje, the Brussels-based Clifford Chance partner handling the antitrust work in the EU, may have the toughest job on the Oracle legal team.

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Latham, Clifford Chance Jumping Antitrust Hurdles on $7.4B Oracle-Sun Deal

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