Microsoft Enlists Top Lawyer to Appeal UK's Block of Activision Blizzard Merger

Microsoft is set to appeal against the UK regulator's decision to block its $67.8 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The appeal will be lodged at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in the coming days and is expected to take several months. Microsoft has hired lawyer Daniel Beard KC, who has previously overturned multi-billion dollar penalties levied on Apple and Intel by the EU. The deal is also facing issues with the US Federal Trade Commission, who filed an antitrust lawsuit in December of last year.