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Morrison & Foerster has a world-class global antitrust practice, demonstrated by our being shortlisted as Chambers USA Antitrust Firm of the Year in recent years.  Our Washington, D.C. –based practice group is proud to play a leading role in significant, groundbreaking antitrust matters, especially those with complex cross-border elements.  We represent market leaders in the industries that are the current focus of antitrust investigations and litigation, as well as those active in mergers & acquisitions, such as automotive parts, high technology, telecommunications, financial services and transportation.

Our firm is an undisputed global leader in high technology, and it is one of our principal areas of antitrust expertise.  Much of the world’s antitrust activity over the past few years has focused on technology companies, which means that we are frequently front and center in some of the biggest matters around.  With leading antitrust lawyers in Washington, D.C., our global antitrust practice is able to provide seamless services to clients doing business in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The practice’s breadth and depth make it a firm of choice to handle matters involving private and/or governmental litigation in the U.S. with related proceedings abroad.

Chambers Review

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Antitrust - District of Columbia

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster has a diverse team of antitrust practitioners that provides a comprehensive antitrust service to clients across a spectrum of industries including technology, telecommunication and transportation. Noted for its cartel expertise and also adept at handling complex transactions and an array of litigation, including price-fixing, market allocation and monopolization cases.

Work Highlights

  • Morrison Foerster advised McGrath RentCorp on the antitrust aspects of its $3.8 billion merger with WillScot Mobile Mini.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Paul Okuliar
4
Alexander Paul Okuliar
4
Band 4
Alexander Paul Okuliar is recommended for his broad-based antitrust practice covering both contentious and non-contentious matters. He acts for a range of clients in the technology, pharmaceutical and real estate sectors.

Alexander does an excellent job at applying government expertise to a business context.

Alexander is a very smart lawyer.

Alexander is very practically oriented and he has a good understanding of risk tolerance. He approaches questions in a practical way and he is good at focusing on the key issues.

Lisa Phelan
4
Lisa Phelan
4
Band 4
Lisa Phelan has three decades of experience as a DOJ attorney, including serving as chief of the National Criminal Enforcement section of the Antitrust Division. She is extremely prominent in the market and is well placed to advise clients on criminal cartel proceedings.

Lisa speaks very plainly and she gets down to the facts of the matter in a way that is very practical and useful.

Jeffrey Jaeckel
5
Jeffrey Jaeckel
5
Band 5

Jeffrey Jaeckel is a respected practitioner noted for his capabilities in merger clearance work. He is particularly well known for working with prominent manufacturing clients.

Jeffrey is extremely knowledgeable and he has tremendous experience.

Jeffrey is exceptionally qualified in the issues involving competition law topics.

Megan Gerking
U
Megan Gerking
U
Up and Coming
Megan Gerking is an up-and-comer noted for her handling of antitrust disputes including allegations of price-fixing and no-poach. She draws from her prior experience in the Antitrust Division of the DOJ to expertly assist clients.

Megan is incredibly smart.

Megan is a versatile antitrust lawyer.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Antitrust

Alexander Paul Okuliar
4
Alexander Paul Okuliar
4
Band 4
Lisa Phelan
4
Lisa Phelan
4
Band 4
Jeffrey Jaeckel
5
Jeffrey Jaeckel
5
Band 5
Megan Gerking
U
Megan Gerking
U
Up and Coming