REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust Litigation
Defended a global energy trading company and its US subsidiary in a series of 25 federal class
actions and a civil action by the California Attorney General involving allegations of market
manipulation and violations of the antitrust and unfair competition laws stemming from trading
activity in the California gasoline spot market.
Defended a Japanese auto parts manufacturer and its US subsidiary in a nationwide antitrust
class action brought by various purchasers alleging a global price-fixing cartel in the sale of
automotive parts.
Defended a Japanese electronic components manufacturer and its US subsidiary in a nationwide
multidistrict antitrust class action brought by direct and indirect purchasers alleging a global
price-fixing cartel. These actions followed a criminal antitrust investigation conducted by the
Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
Defended a global generic pharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Australia in a nationwide
multidistrict antitrust class action brought by various purchasers alleging an industry-wide
cartel involving price-fixing, customer allocation agreements, and conspiracies.
Defended a global agricultural equipment manufacturer in multidistrict antitrust, consumer
fraud, and RICO class actions involving lawnmower horsepower.
Defended a Canadian containerboard manufacturer in an antitrust class action brought by direct
purchasers alleging a price-fixing conspiracy to raise the price of containerboard products.
Defended a US railway component manufacturer in a nationwide antitrust class action brought by
employees alleging anticompetitive “no-poach”/“no-hire” agreements in railway employee labor
markets.
Advised different clients on multimillion-dollar antitrust follow-on litigation strategies in
relation to several high-profile cases, including the Trucks Cartel, the Sugar Cartel, the Flour
Cartel, etc.
Cartel Investigations and Government Enforcement
Represented a US-based food processor and distributor in a grand jury investigation and
prosecution conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division regarding alleged
bid-rigging and price-fixing in the sale of poultry products. We achieved a full dismissal of
the indictment for our client.
Represented an investment management company in a grand jury subpoena from the Department of
Justice Antitrust Division concerning alleged no-poach agreements.
Represented a Japanese electronic capacitor manufacturer in a criminal antitrust investigation
conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division. The representation included
coordination with investigations conducted in numerous other countries, as well as
representation of both the parent and its US subsidiary in numerous follow-on class actions and
opt-out litigations.
Represented a global generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in response to grand jury and
investigatory subpoenas from the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and state attorneys
general concerning alleged price-fixing and customer allocation in the generic drugs market.
Represented a large Japanese manufacturer of resistors and other passive electronic components
and its US subsidiary in a criminal antitrust investigation conducted by the Department of
Justice Antitrust Division concerning alleged price-fixing and bid-rigging. The investigation
was resolved without enforcement action against the company.
Represented a US-based company that produces and distributes ice in a criminal antitrust
investigation conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and a civil antitrust
investigation conducted by the Illinois Attorney General concerning alleged price-fixing among
sellers of ice. We persuaded the Antitrust Division to decline prosecution of both the company
and its employees, and resolved the civil investigation conducted by the Illinois Attorney
General.
Represented a global manufacturer of automotive parts and its US subsidiary in a criminal
antitrust investigation conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
Representation included participation in the coordination of the company’s response to
investigations in numerous other jurisdictions.
Represented a global fashion brand on a grand jury subpoena from the Department of Justice
Antitrust Division and the European Commission’s investigation concerning alleged price
coordination.
Represented an individual in response to a grand jury subpoena from the Department of Justice
Antitrust Division concerning anticompetitive “no-poach” agreements in the healthcare industry.
Represented the former senior vice president of sales for a packaged seafood manufacturer in a
criminal antitrust investigation conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division
concerning price-fixing.
Represented the president of a transportation and entertainment industry company in a criminal
antitrust investigation conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division concerning
alleged price-fixing and market allocation. The investigation was resolved without enforcement
action against the company or its president.
Represented the president of an oil and gas exploration company located in Oklahoma City in an
investigation conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division concerning alleged
price-fixing, bid-rigging, and market allocation. The investigation was resolved without
enforcement action against our client.
Represented a senior executive from a Japanese automotive parts manufacturer in an investigation
conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division concerning alleged price-fixing,
bid-rigging, and market allocation in the sale of plastic components.
Represented a senior executive from an automotive parts electronics manufacturer in an
investigation conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division concerning alleged
price-fixing, bid-rigging, and market allocation. The investigation was resolved without
enforcement action against our client.
Represented a senior executive from an investment bank in Dallas in an investigation conducted
by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division concerning alleged bid-rigging in municipal bond
sales. Although the prosecutors in Dallas recommended a multi-count indictment, we persuaded the
senior decision-makers in the Antitrust Division in Washington, D.C. to decline prosecution.
Represented the president of a major electronics and lighting company located in Amsterdam in an
investigation conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division concerning alleged
price-fixing and bid-rigging in the TV monitor market. The government was persuaded to decline
prosecution against our client although charges were brought against the corporation.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Advised a specialty pharmacy management company in its US$1.37 billion sale to an owner of
retail pharmacy chains and pharmaceutical manufacturing, wholesale, and distribution companies,
which required a premerger notification in the United States.
Represented a leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components in its US$6.3 billion
acquisition of one of the world’s leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies, and
laser-based system solutions, which involved competition approvals in the United States,
Germany, China, and South Korea.
Represented a leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components in its US$3.2 billion
acquisition of a leading optical communications developer, which involved obtaining competition
approvals in the United States, China, Germany, Mexico, and Romania.
Represented an Asia-based global leader in developing NAND flash controllers for solid-state
storage devices in its US$3.8 billion divestiture to a California-headquartered leading provider
of radio frequency, analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits.
Represented a global security services provider in its US$3.2 billion acquisition of a peer,
which involved approval in the United States, European Union, and Canada and FDI filings in
several countries.
Represented a global conglomerate company in its US$700 million acquisition of a semiconductor
high-purity process chemicals business, which involved competition approvals in the United
States, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Taiwan, and Singapore and FDI filings in several countries.
Represented a consortium providing equipment, technology, and specialized services in its
acquisition of a leading global asset management company targeting infrastructure assets in the
maritime and energy sectors in an all-cash transaction for an enterprise value of approximately
US$10.9 billion, which involved competition filings in the United States, Australia, Chile,
China (SAMR), Brazil (CADE), the European Commission, Taiwan, and Turkey.
Represented a developer of cancer detection tools and therapies in a global leader in DNA
sequencing and array-based technologies’ US$8 billion acquisition of a healthcare company
focused on life-saving early detection of multiple cancers.
Represented a global leader in digital reality solutions in its US$2.75 billion acquisition of
the enterprise asset management business of a leading global provider of SaaS-based asset
management solutions and its affiliates.
Advised a global leader in cloud communications and telecommunications for mobile customer
engagement in its US$1.9 billion acquisition of a leading cloud-based email delivery platform,
US$1.14 billion acquisition of one of the largest independent voice communications providers in
the United States, and US$1.1 billion acquisition of an SMS marketing technology company.
Strategic Vertical Competition Law
Advised major iconic brands, including in the luxury, lifestyle, home goods, and electronics
sectors, on EU selective distribution and vertical competition law matters.
Represented two professional associations for promoting and protecting the fashion
industry—whose members account for more than €300 billion sales in Europe—before the European
institutions in connection with the European Commission’s e-commerce sector inquiry and review
of the EU vertical rules and critical legislative texts on a variety of areas, including
sustainability.
Advised a golf club manufacturer on its challenge to the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s
finding of infringement in relation to the client's online sales policy before the Competition
Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal, and in respect of its EU selective distribution terms.
Internal Investigations
Represented a US wireless carrier in pre-merger antitrust compliance.
Advised a ferry company on the expansion and concretization of the existing antitrust-related
compliance system, including mock dawn raid training.
Advised a manufacturer of compressor valves on the setup of a compliance management system.
Advised a manufacturer of high-precision machine components on the setup of a compliance
management system.
Advised a global beauty and healthcare company in a large internal investigation pertaining to
compliance matters.
Advised an international online retailer and marketplace provider in an internal investigation
pertaining to antitrust compliance matters.
Represented an international online company in an investigation of an antitrust authority.
Advised an international chemicals manufacturer in an internal investigation pertaining to
antitrust compliance matters.
Advised an international IT solutions provider in an internal investigation pertaining to
several compliance issues.
Advised a leading international technology and service company in an internal investigation
pertaining to several compliance issues.
FDI
Represented a US aerospace/aviation company in its US$440 million acquisition of the Aircraft
Wheels and Brakes Division of a US global aerospace component supplier. This required clearance
from both an EU and UK FDI perspective.
Advised a multinational software company on the FDI aspects of its multimillion-dollar
transaction.
Conducted a multijurisdictional risk assessment for the multimillion-dollar purchase of an oil
and gas pipe maintenance company, including liaising with various local counsel to determine a
global risk assessment.
Made UK NSI Act filings for various transactions, considering the scope of the target’s
activities and advocating accordingly in drafting. All transactions filed to date have received
full clearance from the UK government.
