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Thomas O Barnett

Thomas O Barnett

USA 2026

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Covington & Burling LLP
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Antitrust

District of Columbia

17 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Co-chair of the firm's global antitrust practice. In private practice and government, he has been involved in online competition matters, large mergers (Disney/21st Century Fox, Facebook/WhatsApp, Expedia/Orbitz, Merck/Schering-Plough), private antitrust litigation, criminal matters, and Supreme Court cases. He specializes in global antitrust and competition law practice and works closely with the firm’s white collar practice on criminal antitrust enforcement and investigative matters.

Career

Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, heading Division (2005-2008), DAAG for Civil Enforcement (2004-2005). Chair of OECD Competition subcommittee (2006-2008), Steering Committee of the ICN (2005-2008). Before 2004, he was a leader in Covington’s antitrust practice and taught classes at Georgetown and Virginia law schools.

Personal

Harvard Law School, magna cum laude (1989); LSE, M. Sc., Fulbright Scholar (1986); Yale, B.A., summa cum laude (1985).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Antitrust - District of Columbia

Band 1
Individual Editorial
Thomas Barnett is noted for his litigation defense work on behalf of household-name clients, particularly in the technology sector. A former Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, he offers clients leading representation in government investigations.
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  • Tom is a giant of the antitrust Bar.

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