About

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Rule Garza Howley LLP is an antitrust boutique founded in March 2022 to address the surge in antitrust enforcement.  The diverse group of attorneys come from top corporate firms and in-house positions and are solely focused on providing sophisticated antitrust advice to clients on critical M&A, government investigations, and litigation.

Rule Garza Howley LLP provides sophisticated antitrust advice and representation, drawing on a proven track record of more than four decades of successful outcomes with the DOJ, FTC, and their foreign counterparts. With more than $1 trillion in collective deal experience, the firm’s attorneys have unparalleled insight into current antitrust enforcement priorities and a unique ability to provide commercially savvy antitrust representation for critical M&A, government investigations, and litigation.

In an era of enhanced antitrust enforcement and new theories of liability, Rule Garza Howley LLP offers a level of know-how not easily rivaled. For years, the firm’s lawyers have been entrusted by multinational clients with many of the highest-profile antitrust matters. The firm’s lawyers previously have led the DOJ’s Antitrust Division as well as the antitrust practices at some of the country’s most elite large law firms. From the boardroom to the government agencies to the courtroom, Rule Garza Howley LLP provides antitrust counsel that is nimble, responsive, and intensely client focused.


Chambers Review

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Antitrust - District of Columbia
5
Band 5
What the team is known for

Rule Garza Howley LLP is a newly formed antitrust boutique home to a bench of long-standing attorneys. Well placed to advise on the gamut of issues from M&A to litigation. Supports clients from a range of industries including pharmaceuticals and technology.

Work Highlights

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  • Rule Garza Howley LLP advised FOX Corporation on the antitrust aspects of its proposed merger of United States Football League and XFL.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles F Rule
2
Charles F Rule
2
Band 2

Charles Rule has a wide-ranging antitrust practice covering high-stakes merger clearance proceedings, antitrust investigations and civil litigation.

"Rick is bright and strategic."

Ranked Lawyers at
Rule Garza Howley LLP

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District of Columbia

Antitrust

Charles F Rule
2
Charles F Rule
2
Band 2

Members

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Daniel Howley

Deborah Garza

Margot Campbell

William Dolan

Industries

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Aerospace

Airlines

Construction Materials

Defense

Healthcare (facilities and practices)

Insurance and underwriting

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