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Provided by Renata Hesse
Litigation; Criminal Antitrust; Antitrust; Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation; Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions; Mergers & Acquisitions; Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Renata B. Hesse is resident in both S&Cās Washington, D.C. and Palo Alto offices, and is Co-head of the Firmās Antitrust Group. Renata joined S&C after serving at the DOJ Antitrust Division for more than 15 years, during which she led the division twice as Acting Assistant Attorney General and had oversight of all of the Divisionās civil and criminal work as the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Her practice focuses on providing companies with strategic advice across the full range of antitrust matters. Over the last two decades, she has participated in several significant and high-profile antitrust litigations, including the landmark U.S. v. Microsoft case, AT&Tās abandoned acquisition of T-Mobile, and the governmentās successful challenges of the Anthem/Cigna and Aetna/Humana transactions. Renata also represented Argos USA LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of Colombia-based Cementos Argos, S.A., in favorably resolving a criminal antitrust investigation by the DOJ and Volkswagen in a DOJ investigation into four automakers that had sided with California in its dispute with the federal government over reducing climate-warming vehicle pollution. Ultimately, the DOJ dropped its investigation, finding that the companies had violated no laws. Whether working with clients in the litigation or investigation context, Renata is known as a thought-leader and valued for her practical, strategic advice.
She is Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association's Antitrust Section.
UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 1990); Wellesley College (B.A., 1986)
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Renata is incredibly smart and practical.
Renata is very good at understanding regulators.
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Renata has great judgment and she is easy to work with.
Renata has the ability to take the really complex and explain it in easily understood terms.
Renata is incredibly smart and practical.
Renata is very good at understanding regulators.
Renata is very thoughtful. She is just incredibly smart and experienced.
Renata has great judgment and she is easy to work with.
Renata has the ability to take the really complex and explain it in easily understood terms.