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Fiona A Schaeffer

Fiona A Schaeffer

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Antitrust, Litigation: She counsels clients in a variety of industries, with a particular depth of experience in healthcare, financial services, energy, media and communications.

Career

Fiona Schaeffer is an international antitrust lawyer with over 25 years of experience practicing on both sides of the Atlantic. Clients entrust Ms. Schaeffer with the defense of “bet-the-company” criminal and civil cases as well as their most complex transactions. Ms. Schaeffer regularly represents clients in FTC and DOJ investigations and follow on class actions in the US and internationally. She also counsels clients on optimizing intellectual property rights and licensing, distribution and marketing practices without creating unnecessary legal risks. Ms. Schaeffer began her legal career in the UK, and has appeared before courts and regulators throughout the EU as well as other significant antitrust enforcement agencies around the world.

Professional Memberships

Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law

Member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section

Personal

University of Oxford, B.C.L.

Adelaide Law School, LL.B.

University of Adelaide, B.Ec

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Antitrust - New York

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Fiona Schaeffer acts in all manner of antitrust matters including criminal investigations and transactional adjacent proceedings.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She is really impressive and knows her craft really well.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
  • Fiona provides the highest levels of service and has a great reputation as the former head of the ABA antitrust section.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
  • Fiona is fantastic and is an insane multitasker. She can jump between different topics and can provide sage advice on a tight time frame.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
  • She is very smart and accomplished.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA

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