Latham & Watkins LLP, Antitrust | Chambers USA Profile

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Antitrust - California

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP is a highly respected antitrust practice with recognized strength in its San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. The team excels in merger clearances and cartel defense and offers particular expertise in matters involving IP issues, especially for technology companies. The antitrust group is frequently retained in large-scale class actions and investigations, acting for clients such as major pharmaceutical, life science and electronic manufacturing companies. It also has noted capability handling highly complex antitrust litigation at both trial and appellate levels. Latham & Watkins offers accomplished DOJ and FTC-facing representation aided by several team members offering former governmental experience.

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Work Highlights

Latham & Watkins LLP defended Apple in a putative class action alleging monopolization relating to Apple Pay.

Strengths

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"Latham & Watkins has remarkable awareness and understanding of current market conditions and commercial circumstances."

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"The lawyers can quickly provide high-level analysis and recommendation."

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"Latham & Watkins has remarkable awareness and understanding of current market conditions and commercial circumstances."

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"The lawyers can quickly provide high-level analysis and recommendation."

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Notable Practitioners

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Alfred Pfeiffer

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Alfred Pfeiffer leads complex antitrust trials for prominent companies in the healthcare, agricultural and telecommunications sectors.

"Alfred is a seasoned litigator with extensive antitrust experience. He is adept at explaining complicated issues in an easily understandable manner."

"Alfred is a superb litigator and trial lawyer."

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Belinda S Lee

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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.

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Christopher S Yates

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Christopher Yates offers leading technology and sports industry clients expert representation across a wide range of anticompetitive behavior lawsuits.

"Christopher is a voice of wisdom. He is very practical."

"Christopher is really responsive."

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