We have represented companies in diverse industries in a broad range of civil, administrative, and criminal antitrust contexts, and have advised clients in the U.S. and abroad on a wide variety of antitrust issues, including:

• Representing an acquirer in the adjudicative hearing of the first merger challenge brought by the Federal Trade Commission under its 2020 revised (and subsequently withdrawn) Vertical Merger Guidelines

• Advising private equity and investment fund clients in connection with potential antitrust claims of and against portfolio companies and valuation of such claims

• Representing a third-party witness in the U.S. Department of Justice's challenge of a proposed acquisition in the publishing industry

• Represented a witness in the closely watched Epic Games v. Apple antitrust case

• Advising and representing subpoena recipients, third-party witnesses, and trade organizations

• Private civil antitrust litigation, including direct- and indirect-purchaser class actions, multi-district litigation, and merger litigation

• Criminal antitrust investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice

• Civil and administrative antitrust investigations by the Federal Trade Commission

• Antitrust compliance auditing and counseling

• Merger arbitrage advice

• Transactional advice, premerger notifications, and corrective filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

• Joint venture arrangements, including clinical integrations of healthcare providers, competitor collaborations, and teaming arrangements

• Distribution and exclusivity arrangements, as well as resale price and minimum advertised price issues

• Price discrimination (Robinson-Patman Act) issues

• Advertising allowance and merchandising assistance (Fred Meyer Guides) issues

• Standard-setting activities

• Patent misuse and monopoly leveraging issues