LAWYER PROFILE

Bernard A Nigro

USA 2026

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Antitrust

District of Columbia

14 years ranked

Antitrust

New York

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Barry Nigro is Chair of Fried Frank’s Global Antitrust and Competition Department. He rejoined the Firm from the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, where he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, responsible for civil and criminal enforcement, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. He has also served as Deputy Director for the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition. His practice is focused on the clearance of mergers, antitrust investigations and litigation, grand jury proceedings, and compliance counseling and training.

Career

Joined as partner 1999; rejoined 2020.

Personal

JD, George Washington University Law School, 1986; BA, Georgetown University, 1982.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Antitrust - District of Columbia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Bernard Nigro chairs Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP's global antitrust practice and brings previous experience having served at the DOJ's antitrust division. He is well placed to advise on merger review.

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Antitrust - New York

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Bernard Nigro brings to bear his experience as former deputy assistant general of the DOJ’s antitrust group to advise companies undertaking major transactions in a diverse range of industries.

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Strengths

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Barry knows how the agency think and gives you an accurate framework.
AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
Barry has a real broad reputation in the field. You get instant credibility and he brings full weight of his reputation on deals.
AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
Bernard is terrific on responsiveness, extremely knowledgeable and has good insights into what the DOJ wants.
AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
Barry is a highly experienced and skilled practitioner.
AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
Barry's connections gives him the ability to offer differentiated insights.
AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
He is terrific on responsiveness, is extremely knowledgeable and has a good insight into what the DOJ wants.
AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA