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Latham & Watkins LLP

Antitrust: Cartel

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Latham & Watkins LLP

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Antitrust: Cartel - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP is a hugely accomplished antitrust group that combines an elite California presence with an impressive East Coast team. The firm offers counsel on the full scope of competition matters, including pre-merger advice and clearance representation. It is particularly well regarded for its strong international cartel capabilities, as well as its high-profile civil litigation practice, and has strong client relationships in technology, manufacturing and agribusiness sectors. It provides expert representation to international and global organizations in cross-border disputes.

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Work Highlights

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  • Latham & Watkins secured a decisive victory for the US Soccer Federation in a high-profile antitrust action filed in the Eastern District of New York.

Strengths

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  • The attorneys at Latham have an excellent ability to handle lots of moving parts, both in the weeds and high-level strategy. They are practical, strategic and thorough.

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  • The firm's breadth of knowledge and global coverage, alongside their deep understanding of the regulators, sets them apart from other firms in this space.

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  • Latham has the substantive knowledge, depth and experience to reach a successful resolution in challenging circumstances.

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  • The team are very pragmatic, practical and thoughtful, and they know the rules and how to navigate various requirements.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Elizabeth Prewitt
    Elizabeth Prewitt

    Elizabeth Prewitt

    Elizabeth Prewitt brings considerable DOJ experience to bear in her representation of clients in high-stakes cartel proceedings.

    • She is fabulous – very responsive and has a strong courtroom presence.

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    • She is knowledgeable on the law, tough when she needs to be and very good with employees and in-house legal teams.

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  • Niall Lynch
    Niall Lynch

    Niall Lynch

    Niall Lynch is experienced in managing civil and criminal competition investigations, both domestic and international in nature. His practice is bolstered by prior DOJ experience.

    • Niall is profoundly knowledgeable on the criminal side.

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    • Niall knows the players, knows how it works and knows the law inside out.

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  • Belinda S Lee
    Belinda S Lee

    Belinda S Lee

    Belinda Lee handles a broad range of antitrust work including cartel defense, private and class action litigation and agency investigations. She appears before US and international regulatory bodies.

    • Belinda is super practical, very strategic and misses nothing.

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