Ranking tables
Antitrust | USA
California
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Alston & Bird LLP 5 Years Ranked
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 5 Years Ranked
Dechert LLP 1 Years Ranked
DLA Piper LLP (US) 5 Years Ranked
Morrison Foerster 18 Years Ranked
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 21 Years Ranked
Vinson & Elkins LLP 1 Years Ranked- Farmer Brownstein Jaeger Goldstein Klein & Siegel LLP
Band 1
Alfred Pfeiffer Latham & Watkins LLP19 Years Ranked
Belinda S Lee Latham & Watkins LLP6 Years Ranked
Daniel G Swanson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP23 Years Ranked
Daniel S Bitton Axinn6 Years Ranked
Glenn D Pomerantz Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP22 Years Ranked
Heather Nyong'o Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP11 Years Ranked
Michael Tubach O'Melveny & Myers LLP21 Years Ranked
Niall Lynch Latham & Watkins LLP14 Years Ranked
Rachel Brass Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP10 Years Ranked
Band 2
Band 3
Brian C Rocca Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP13 Years Ranked
David C Kiernan Jones Day6 Years Ranked
Eric P Enson Crowell & Moring LLP6 Years Ranked
Jason C. Murray Crowell & Moring LLP8 Years Ranked
Justina Sessions Freshfields US LLP2 Years Ranked
Michael Scarborough Vinson & Elkins LLP10 Years Ranked
Rohit Singla Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP7 Years Ranked
Band 4
Bonnie Lau Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati4 Years Ranked
Brent Snyder Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati2 Years Ranked
Howard Ullman Dechert LLP5 Years Ranked
Jacob R. Sorensen Pillsbury8 Years Ranked
Jay P Srinivasan Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP2 Years Ranked
Jeffrey VanHooreweghe Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati5 Years Ranked
Phillip Warren Covington & Burling LLP9 Years Ranked
Sam Liversidge Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP11 Years Ranked
Teresa T Bonder Alston & Bird LLP15 Years Ranked
Valarie C Williams Alston & Bird LLP6 Years Ranked- David M GoldsteinFarmer Brownstein Jaeger Goldstein Klein & Siegel LLP
- Marc SiegelFarmer Brownstein Jaeger Goldstein Klein & Siegel LLP
- William FarmerFarmer Brownstein Jaeger Goldstein Klein & Siegel LLP
Band 5
Adam S Paris Sullivan & Cromwell LLP3 Years Ranked
Anita F Stork Covington & Burling LLP22 Years Ranked- Anna Pletcher O'Melveny & Myers LLP2 Years Ranked
Christopher Dusseault Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1 Years Ranked
Cortlin Lannin Covington & Burling LLP2 Years Ranked
Eliot Adelson Morrison Foerster2 Years Ranked
Kate Patchen Covington & Burling LLP1 Years Ranked
Margaret A Ward Jones Day9 Years Ranked
Meredith Dearborn Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP2 Years Ranked
Stephen McIntyre Paul Hastings LLP3 Years Ranked- Sujal Shah Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP1 Years Ranked
- David BrownsteinFarmer Brownstein Jaeger Goldstein Klein & Siegel LLP
Up and Coming
- Chahira Solh Crowell & Moring LLP1 Years Ranked
- Dylan Ballard Vinson & Elkins LLP1 Years Ranked
- Jordan Ludwig Crowell & Moring LLP1 Years Ranked
Julian Kleinbrodt Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP1 Years Ranked
Justin P Raphael Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP2 Years Ranked- Kuruvilla Olasa Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP1 Years Ranked
- Lin W Kahn Jones Day1 Years Ranked
- Minna Naranjo Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP2 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has a renowned group with a deep bench of talented antitrust practitioners. The group offers expertise in private litigation and government reviews of M&A activity, as well as general antitrust counseling. The firm's leading cartel practice frequently acts for industry giants on complex external investigations involving multiple regulators. The team increasingly acts for technology industry clients on antitrust matters which cross over with IP issues, and regularly handles large class actions relating to alleged price fixing and anticompetitive behavior. Gibson Dunn is able to draw on a network of national and international offices to manage multijurisdictional and multinational matters.
1 Latham & Watkins LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP is a highly respected antitrust practice with recognized strength in its San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. The team excels in merger clearances and cartel defense and offers particular expertise in matters involving IP issues, especially for technology companies. The antitrust group is frequently retained in large scale class actions and investigations, acting for clients such as major pharmaceutical, life science and electronic manufacturing companies. It also has noted capability handling highly complex antitrust litigation at both trial and appellate levels. Latham & Watkins offers accomplished DOJ and FTC-facing representation aided by several team members offering former governmental experience.
Band 2
2 Jones DayAntitrust2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedJones Day houses an accomplished California antitrust team that employs its global reach to tackle complex and multijurisdictional antitrust issues. The team regularly acts on merger clearance matters for major transactions before global competition authorities. The firm also advises clients during criminal investigations and litigation relating to price fixing, monopolization and other anticompetitive behavior. Its client base includes leading healthcare providers, manufacturers and technology companies.
2 Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedMunger, Tolles & Olson LLP is a respected practice that advises clients from a broad range of industries on all aspects of antitrust law. It has a strong litigation bench that frequently appears in class actions, anticompetitive suits and criminal proceedings. The firm has notable expertise in the media and entertainment space, as well as handling matters regarding patents and reverse payments in the pharmaceutical sector. The team has further experience representing clients in the transport industry and has additional proficiency in managing antitrust aspects of joint ventures and M&A.
2 O'Melveny & Myers LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedO'Melveny & Myers LLP impresses with its handling of merger clearances, civil and criminal litigation and government investigations. It is a popular choice of counsel for multidistrict litigation arising from a range of industries, acting for clients such as manufacturers and technology companies. The group advises on a range of claims relating to antitrust law, including unfair competition, monopolization and price fixing.
Band 3
3 AxinnAntitrust2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedAxinn houses a distinguished antitrust team. The group is well versed in merger clearance, litigation and government investigations. The firm is particularly active in the technology industry. The team has significant experience in international cases, regularly appearing before US and international regulatory bodies.
3 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has a growing practice in California offering expertise across antitrust litigation, M&A and agency investigations. The team is also regularly called upon for compliance counseling. The group has noted experience pertaining to a wide range of industries including technology and healthcare.
3 Covington & Burling LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedCovington & Burling LLP is a strong antitrust practice with an increasing presence in California. The group advises clients such as software, electronics and life sciences companies on regulatory compliance and high-value transactions. The firm also has considerable expertise in the financial sector and represents a number of clients in the energy industry. The antitrust team frequently appears in criminal and civil litigation and is held in high regard for its work on cartel cases and white-collar crime cases with antitrust implications.
3 Crowell & Moring LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedCrowell & Moring LLP is recognized for its broad practice which covers defense-side criminal and civil litigation as well as plaintiff-side opt-out litigation. The firm works with a broad range of clients in the telecommunications, technology and healthcare industries. The team also provides advice on regulatory compliance and the antitrust aspects of M&A transactions and handles cases concerning price-fixing conspiracies, monopolization claims and anticompetitive contracting.
3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a well-regarded group that regularly appears in antitrust litigation and cartel investigations. The team also counsels clients on antitrust concerns arising from transactions. Morgan Lewis's impressive client base includes major technology companies and beverage distributors. The firm is also recognized for its ability to provide cross-border antitrust counseling. The group has further expertise in matters concerning no-poach agreements. Its wide client roster additionally includes those in the energy, sport and telecommunications spaces.
3 PillsburyAntitrust2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is commended for representation of large corporations in the electronics components, energy and telecom sectors in defense of class and competitor actions. The firm is further noted for offering transactional antitrust counsel for significant corporate transactions.
3 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiAntitrust2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati offers clients full-spectrum support on antitrust matters. The antitrust team is able to assist on merger control, government investigations and litigation. The firm is particularly strong when acting for technology sector clients.
Band 4
4 Alston & Bird LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedAlston & Bird LLP is a well-known recognized antitrust practice, drawing praise for its litigation work. The firm is particularly well known for considerable expertise in pharmaceutical sector antitrust cases. The team is equally capable of representing large corporations as defendant or plaintiff.
4 Davis Wright Tremaine LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedDavis Wright Tremaine LLP is active across merger clearance work, agency investigations and antitrust litigation. The firm regularly appears before the FTC and DOJ with extensive experience in HSR filings. The antitrust group is further noted for guiding clients on day-to-day operational compliance.4 Dechert LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedDechert LLP is highly regarded for capabilities across all aspects of antitrust work. The firm offers clients notable strength in high-stakes antitrust litigation. It acts for a broad client roaster including food and healthcare sector companies.
4 DLA Piper LLP (US)Antitrust2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP is particularly recognized for strong capabilities in the cartel space. The antitrust team also demonstrates notable expertise in complex civil antitrust litigation. The firm represents multinational clients in the technology, healthcare and insurance sectors.4 Morrison FoersterAntitrust2025 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedMorrison Foerster houses a well-regarded antitrust group adept at handling investigations, government enforcement actions and litigation in the technology, telecommunications and life sciences sectors. Boasting a global footprint, the firm's California-based practitioners work closely with offices throughout the USA and worldwide. The firm is particularly well known for its close relationships with leading Japanese corporates and frequently represents these clients in US antitrust matters.4 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 4 | 21 Years RankedSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is recognized for its handling of antitrust class actions, federal investigations and merger clearance issues. The firm has a strong cartel practice, as well as notable experience representing companies in the healthcare sector. The firm offers further expertise advising companies on unfair competition matters related to technology licensing. Sheppard Mullin draws from its experience on a global platform, especially in Europe and Asia. The team demonstrates additional expertise in advising on IP-related antitrust issues.4 Vinson & Elkins LLPAntitrust2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedVinson & Elkins LLP is a respected practice that advises clients across a broad range of antitrust matters. The team excels at handling both criminal and civil investigations. The lawyers are well-suited to serve clients from a number of industries including real estate and tech.