USA Guide 2026 : District of Columbia
Ranked Individuals
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Paul Hastings LLP is known for its strength in merger clearance proceedings as well as agency investigations and litigation. The firm has reputable expertise in handling high-stakes transactions in regulated industries often with cross-border complexities. It is equally prepared to defend clients against government agencies and plaintiffs alleging various antitrust law violations.
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Paul Hastings LLP obtained summary judgments on behalf of Align in two antitrust class actions. The plaintiffs alleged that Align operated an anticompetitive monopolization scheme.
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Paul Hastings demonstrates exceptional talent, knowledge of our industry and intelligence.
Paul Hastings has a high-quality team with the expertise and ability to contextualize opaque risk.
The specialists are uniquely situated to help as they have an in-depth background in the industry. The issues are all very nuanced and complicated and the Paul Hastings team knows what to ask for, how to interpret it and is always anticipating the next question.
Paul Hastings is a well-staffed and well-oiled machine. It has earned its reputation by its vast wealth of knowledge of the law. It has also proven to have helpful connections in various jurisdictions.
Paul Hastings has a broad team that stands out for its deep understanding of DOJ personnel, policies and practices. It advises not only on the black-letter law but on the various DOJ responses to strategic options.
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Josh is an excellent and very talented lawyer with DOJ experience.
Michael Murray co-chairs the antitrust practice. He draws upon his DOJ experience to steer clients through high-stakes litigation arising from merger challenges and anticompetitive conduct.
Michael understands the big picture and has amazing government connections. He has a sense of what will fly and what won't work.
Mike is a brilliant lawyer who is creative and knows the government process well.
Michael has an encyclopedic knowledge of antitrust law. He can recite different issues for different circuits.
Mike is exceptional, whip-smart and knows all the relevant players. He is a strategic thinker with high credibility.
Ryan Phair is co-chair of the antitrust and competition practice. He is a talented litigator adept at defending clients in bet-the-company civil actions alleging price-fixing, market manipulation and allocation.
Ryan is clearly an expert in his field and is able to deliver his services in a real, human, and substantively impressive way.
Antitrust
Antitrust
Antitrust: Litigation Specialists
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