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Robert M Buchanan Jr

Robert M Buchanan Jr

USA 2026

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Provided by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

USA

Practice Areas

Bob Buchanan, leader of the Antitrust practice at Choate, helps sophisticated clients to understand and comply with the nation’s antitrust laws. His strategic perspective also helps the firm’s transaction clients to effectively address Hart-Scott-Rodino issues in connection with their merger and acquisition activities. Bob provides vertically integrated antitrust service based on years of experience – allowing clients to gain high level, relevant advice on pre-merger notification, merger process, counseling, and litigation risks all in one conversation.

Bob chairs Choate’s Ethics Committee and is the firm’s General Counsel.

Professional Memberships

Principal author of an important Opinion by the BBA Ethics Committee, which supports the BBA’s pro bono initiative to help needy individuals with bankruptcy filings;

Past chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Ethics and Antitrust Committees, and a past member of the Nominating Committee.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Antitrust - Massachusetts

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Individual Editorial
Robert Buchanan has a broad-based antitrust practice handling transactional compliance and HSR filings as well as appearing before the FTC and DOJ in contentious proceedings.

Strengths

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  • Robert is an esteemed member of the antitrust world and can do a broad variety of antitrust work.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is a leading counselor with a wealth of experience and a strong, deep knowledge of antitrust law.

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