Craig Seebald

Craig is a leader of the firm’s renowned global Antitrust Group. With 30 years of antitrust experience that results from working with the world’s leading companies, today Craig represents clients in all areas of antitrust law, including class action litigation, criminal grand jury investigations, civil investigations by the FTC and the DOJand merger investigations. Craig has held many roles at V&E, including most recently, Co-Chair of the Litigation and Regulatory Department, Office Managing Partner of the DC office and Chair of the firm’s Antitrust Group.

Craig’s core focus is representing companies in complex antitrust litigation. He has been able to win bet-the-company cases for clients by winning early dismissals, defeating class certification and winning summary judgment motions. He has served as lead counsel for over 20 large companies in MDL class actions. “Antitrust litigation can be complex. There are many ways for a defendant to win. Based our our deep experience, we are able to work creatively with our clients to come up with a gameplan for success and then execute the plan.”

Another focus of Craig’s practice involves defending multinational companies in price-fixing and other government investigations. He has successfully defended Fortune 100 companies in grand jury investigations and coordinated the defense of multijurisdictional cartel investigations. Craighas represented clients in obtaining amnesty from the Department of Justice, and has successfully defended others in cartel investigations with no charges being brought against the company. “Some of my greatest victories are those that receive no publicity, such when our team convinces the government not to bring charges against a client at the end of grand jury investigation or when my team obtains amnesty for a client.”

Craig’s experience spans a wide range of industries, including technology, financial services, chemicals, aerospace and defense, semiconductors, transportation, consumer products, and energy, among many others. His work has involved multinational organizations based in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

Craig is one of the leading lawyers in the area of antitrust enforcement against government contractors. His extensive experience representing the leading aerospace and defense companies throughout his career, along with his current research, speaking and frequent writing about joint ventures and teaming agreements in that industry, places him in a unique position to counsel clients.

Another area of Craig’s practice is advising and representing private equity clients on the antitrust risks associated with managing portfolio companies competing in the same markets.

Craig is ranked as one of the leading cartel lawyers in the world by several publications. He has been annually ranked by Chambers Global Antitrust: USA as one of the top cartel lawyers in the US. He has also been recognized annually in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2009. Additionally, Craig has been recognized by Legal 500 as one of the top cartel lawyers in the United States. Craig has been selected by Lawdragon since 2021 as one of the 500 best lawyers in America in the annual Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers Guide.