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A Team Led by U.S. and European Enforcement Agency Veterans

  • Wilson Sonsini's antitrust and competition team includes former agency officials who served in senior-level roles at the U.S. and European agencies responsible for regulating and enforcing antitrust and competition matters.

Wilson Sonsini's antitrust attorneys are uniquely positioned to assist clients with a wide range of issues, from day-to-day counseling and compliance to crucial bet-the-company matters. Based in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Brussels, our highly regarded antitrust attorneys advise clients with respect to mergers and acquisitions, criminal and civil investigations by government agencies, antitrust litigation, and issues involving intellectual property, consumer protection, and privacy. We advise clients on a full range of issues, including pricing, distribution, vertical restrictions, standard-setting activities, joint ventures, and patent pooling. Working with Fortune 100 global enterprises as well as venture-backed start-up companies, our attorneys have expertise in virtually every significant industry sector, including technology, media, healthcare, services, transportation, and manufacturing.

Chambers Review

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Antitrust: Cartel - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has an exceptional antitrust practice group advising and representing clients in mergers, government investigations and litigation. The firm features a top reputation for work in the hi-tech sector and is also noted for its in-depth cartel defense practice in both class and private actions, especially those pertaining to the pharmaceutical and digital advertising sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised HashiCorp on the antitrust aspects of its definitive agreement where IBM would acquire HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Brent Snyder
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Band 2
Brent Snyder's former experience at the DOJ as an antitrust criminal enforcement attorney means he is well-placed to advise on cartel matters.

Brent has great perspectives on complex cases.

Brent has got this incredible depth of experience.

Brent is a brilliant wordsmith.

Brent is incredibly thoughtful.

Jeffrey VanHooreweghe
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Jeffrey VanHooreweghe
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Jeffrey VanHooreweghe covers the full spectrum of antitrust mandates. He offers expertise in merger clearance, government investigations and antitrust litigation.

Jeffrey is good at providing us insight into how the regulators are thinking about an issue and ensuring we are keeping up to date.

Jeffrey is a fantastic lawyer with a deep understanding of cartel regulations.

Jeffrey is a very solid antitrust attorney. He has a really good grasp of antitrust laws.

Kenneth R O'Rourke
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Kenneth R O'Rourke
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Kenneth O'Rourke is highly regarded for his antitrust cartel work, regularly representing clients in follow-on litigation. He is further noted for handling large class actions.

Ranked Lawyers at
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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USA - Nationwide

Antitrust: Cartel

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Brent Snyder
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Band 2
Jeffrey VanHooreweghe
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Jeffrey VanHooreweghe
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Band 3
Kenneth R O'Rourke
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Kenneth R O'Rourke
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Band 3

Members

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