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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Antitrust

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Rankings

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Antitrust - California

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has a growing practice in California offering expertise across antitrust litigation, M&A and agency investigations. The team is also regularly called upon for compliance counseling. The group has noted experience pertaining to a wide range of industries including technology and healthcare.
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Work Highlights

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  • Cleary Gottlieb served as antitrust counsel to Tempur Sealy, in a vertical merger challenge brought by the FTC.

Strengths

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  • The team at Cleary are first-rate lawyers and deep subject matter experts. They have seen it all and posses immense pattern recognition skills.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • George S Cary
    George S Cary

    George S Cary

    George Cary is recognized as one of the industry's foremost experts in antitrust matters, with clients benefiting from his tremendous depth of expertise in complex transactional matters and in litigation. He is dually resident in the firm's DC and San Francisco offices.

    • George has great experience, insight and has a perspective that you can't just pick up from reading cases.

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  • Heather Nyong'o
    Heather Nyong'o

    Heather Nyong'o

    Heather Nyong'o is a prominent antitrust practitioner who handles governmental investigations and international cartel disputes.

    • Heather is very good tactically, particularly on litigation matters.

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    • Heather is a zealous advocate, very sharp and has great credibility with the Department of Justice.

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  • Brian Byrne
    Brian Byrne

    Brian Byrne

    Brian Byrne is a highly rated antitrust specialist with a broad array of expertise in transactional and litigation matters. He is based in both the firm's Palo Alto and Washington, DC offices.

    • Brian provides clear guidance and is a great advocate for his clients.

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