Antitrust lawyers

Benjamin Holt

Partner

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Benjamín Letelier

Senior Associate

A/C/R Legal

Benoît Le Bret

Benoit Le Bret is a partner in Gide's Competition team in Brussels. He has recognised experience in competition law, particularly in the field of state aid (financial services, transport, environment, energy, agriculture, major investments, PIIEC) and antitrust. He also specialises in monitoring EU regulation in a number of sectors (structural funds, gambling and betting, aeronautics, energy and the environment, telecoms, online services). He has in-depth knowledge of internal market rules and Community players and procedures, and is used to negotiations with the European Commission and Community agencies such as ESMA, as well as litigation before the CJEU. He represents and advises private equity clients on all EU regulatory matters, as well as major companies such as KKR and SNCF on EU-wide holding company and EU rail reform issues respectively, as well as potential state aid. Benoît regularly lodges complaints with the European Commission to redress or protect the interests of his clients in a wide range of sectors. His working languages are French, English and German. He has been a member of the Brussels and Paris Bars since 2008.

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I

Bernard Amory

Jones Day

Bernd Beckmann

Partner

Raue

Bernt Elsner

Bernt Elsner is partner and global head of the CMS Public Procurement Group. He is a leading expert in the fields of public procurement, antitrust and public law. He studied law at the University of Vienna and business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. In 1993-94 he worked as a research assistant at the Austrian Constitutional Court for the constitutional judges Prof. Dr. Karl Spielbüchler and Prof. Dr. Karl Korinek. In 1997 he practised European competition law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Brussels. From 2004 to 2010 he was Managing Partner of CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz. He has more than 24 years of professional experience in Vienna and Brussels. Bernt Elsner is one of the leading Austrian experts in the dynamic and constantly changing field of public procurement law. His numerous publications and lectures have had a significant impact on Austrian public procurement law. He advises public entities on the structuring of complex tenders, advises bidders on their participation in award procedures, especially public-private partnerships (PPP projects), and frequently represents them in public procurement disputes. He has extensive experience in tender-relevant compliance issues.

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Beth Wilkinson

Wilkinson Stekloff

Bettina Tugendreich

Partner

Raue

Beverly Ang

Counsel

Dechert

Bevin Newman

Bevin Newman is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's Washington, D.C. office. Bevin is a strategic adviser to clients in cutting-edge affiliations and collaborative arrangements. She focuses much of her practice in the healthcare industry, bringing over 20 years of experience advising and defending globally renowned health systems, academic medical centers, providers, payers and pharmaceuticals companies undertaking significant transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, intellectual property licenses and innovative alliances, as well as on conduct matters. She represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and state attorneys general on complex antitrust matters. Bevin also has extensive experience coordinating the merger-control, foreign direct investment (CFIUS) and regulatory reviews of multi-jurisdictional transactions for U.S. and foreign clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, technology and energy industries. She is one of the most experienced Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) practitioners in the country. She has advised on multiple antitrust matters for Caremark, Cigna, UPMC, Duke University, Yale-New Haven Health System, Centura, SSM Health, UnityPoint, Abbot Laboratories, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharmaceuticals and Bon Secours Mercy Health. Bevin frequently writes and speaks on antitrust and competition issues, particularly in the healthcare field. Her publications include Antitrust Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions (BNA Corp. Practice Series) and "An Overview of Federal Antitrust Laws and Enforcement Policies" (CCH Health Care Compliance Professionals Manual). She served on the editorial board for the ABA's Antitrust Compliance and is a member of the Antitrust and Health Law Sections of the ABA and Antitrust Section of the American Health Lawyers Association. Outside of her antitrust practice, Bevin maintains an active pro bono practice, representing refugees seeking safety for themselves and their children.

Sheppard

Bonny E. Sweeney

Partner and Co-Chair of US Antitrust Practice Group

Hausfeld LLP

Boris Bershteyn

Partner

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Boris Uphoff

Boris Uphoff is a partner and member of the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department, where his practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution. He has litigation experience in all major German courts and assists clients in cross-border disputes. Boris represents German and international clients in patent infringement litigation and in contentious matters relating to trade marks and unfair competition law. His practice also encompasses product liability and insurance law. He acts for international insurers, industrial clients and trading companies, representing them in disputes relating to product defects and consumer claims. He advises clients, particularly from the automotive and electronics sectors, on product recalls and recourse actions against suppliers of defective parts. He is active in the area of cartel damages, successfully defending clients against cartel damages claims brought by competitors and commercial customers. In relation to dispute resolution, Boris frequently represents clients in international arbitrations. He also acts as arbitrator in large commercial disputes. For further details of Boris' biography, please view McDermott website here.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Bradley Justus

Partner

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Bradley Lui

Bradley S. Lui | Morrison Foerster Bradley Lui is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Global Antitrust Litigation Group, where his practice includes the representation of clients in criminal and civil litigation and before federal antitrust enforcement agencies. He has extensive civil and criminal antitrust litigation experience and regularly represents clients before the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in connection with mergers and acquisitions and cartel matters. He also represents clients in connection with cartel work and other matters before antitrust authorities in jurisdictions abroad, including the EU, Korea, and Japan. Brad has successfully defended clients in government investigations and antitrust litigation involving the rubber chemicals, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and transportation industries. In addition, he has successfully represented plaintiffs in a number of antitrust matters. Brad also provides antitrust counseling to companies in the consumer products, financial, technology, food, and pharmaceutical industries. Brad has served as lead trial counsel in overcharge claims involving over a billion dollars before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the state regulatory commissions. He also has a depth of understanding of leading appellate cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Brad was named one of Lawdragon’s 2022 500 Leading Litigators in America. Prior to joining MoFo, Brad was a trial attorney with the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, where he litigated a price-fixing suit against the major U.S. domestic airlines and was involved in investigations of Microsoft, major airline mergers, and grand jury investigations. He also served as a special assistant U.S. attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, where he tried criminal cases and handled criminal appeals. Brad has also clerked for Judge Dickran Tevrizian of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Brad is a resident of our Washington, D.C., office and a member of our San Francisco office.

Morrison Foerster

Brandon Bigelow

Brandon L. Bigelow is a partner in the Litigation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Chair of the National Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. He represents clients in complex commercial matters, including franchise disputes, software piracy claims, and antitrust and consumer class action litigation. Mr. Bigelow has appeared before state and federal courts on behalf of clients in a variety of industries, including software designers, motor vehicle and medical device manufacturers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and pharmaceutical companies. He also counsels clients on compliance issues involving state and federal competition laws, including regulatory review of merger and acquisition transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Chambers USA has recognized Mr. Bigelow as a leading lawyer in antitrust in Massachusetts. He is also listed in Super Lawyers for his skill in business litigation. Mr. Bigelow teaches as an adjunct professor of law at Boston College Law School. He is a vice chair of the Insurance and Financial Services Committee of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law and a past co-chair of the Class Action Committee of the Boston Bar Association. He has published articles about antitrust, consumer class actions and securities issues in the Boston Bar Journal, Massachusetts Law Review, and various other publications. Prior to his law career, Mr. Bigelow served as a surface warfare officer in the United States Navy from 1994 to 1998, and he now maintains an active maritime practice.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Brendan McShane

Brendan McShane advises market-leading companies at the intersection of antitrust law and business innovation, with a particular focus on class action defense and government investigations. Brendan draws on extensive experience in precedent-setting matters across the consumer products; entertainment, sports and media (ESM); and hospitality spaces to help clients resolve disputes in high-exposure, complex antitrust and unfair competition matters. His experience spans claims involving: Price fixing (including algorithmic pricing platforms and software) Vertical distribution Bid rigging Group boycotts Exclusive dealing Resale price maintenance Monopolization He regularly resolves litigation at the motion-to-dismiss, class certification, and summary judgment phases — and, if necessary, litigates cases through trial. His advocacy spans matters in both the class action and business-to-business contexts. Brendan also helps clients navigate civil and criminal investigations brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and state attorneys general. Brendan is an active member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section. He has served on the firm’s Recruiting, Pro Bono, and Legal Professional & Paralegal Committees. Brendan maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing clients in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions through the International Refugee Assistance Project, section 1983 matters, and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions.

Latham & Watkins

Bret Vallacher

Partner

Massey & Gail LLP

Brette Tannenbaum

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Brian A. Ratner

Partner & Vice-Chair

Hausfeld LLP

Brian Burke

Brian Burke is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Washington, DC office. He draws on over 20 years of experience to counsel clients on all federal antitrust issues. He assists clients in successfully navigating the merger clearance process before the US as well as international antitrust authorities. Brian also has extensive experience advising clients on civil and criminal governmental antitrust investigations, commercial antitrust litigation, antitrust compliance programs, risk assessments, and pricing and distribution policies. Brian holds multiple leadership positions in the Firm. He is a member of the Steering Committee for the Firm's North American Antitrust Practice Group, as well of the Global Antitrust and Competition Taskforces for Healthcare, Energy Mining and Infrastructure, and Consumer Goods Industries. He also serves as the co-head of the Firm's Merger-Control Task Force.

Baker McKenzie

Brian Byrne

Mr. Byrne’s practice focuses on the antitrust review of mergers and acquisitions by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the European Commission; criminal investigations, EU cartel proceedings, and other antitrust enforcement matters; and civil antitrust litigation. He has represented clients in a number of industries, including chemicals and plastics, metals and mining, oil and gas, consumer products, telecommunications and technology, defense, health care, finance and banking, pharmaceuticals, insurance, agricultural chemicals and biotechnology, grocery and other retail, building materials, airlines, and automotive and other manufacturing.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Brian Calandra

Of Counsel

Pomerantz LLP

Brian H. Rubenstein

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig