Antitrust: Cartel | USA

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an outstanding DC-based practice that collaborates with a complementary European network to provide seamless national and international antitrust representation. The firm provides a premium clientele with guidance on class actions, criminal investigations and mergers receiving scrutiny from regulatory agencies, as well as offering pre-merger advice and guidance, and support defending against cartel allegations. It has particularly strong client relationships in the telecommunications, natural resources and financial service sectors. The group excels in cases involving price-fixing allegations, market monopolization and bond and debt manipulations.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has a spectacular antitrust group best known for its offerings on the West Coast, as well as for its reputable offices in other key jurisdictions. Practitioners include class action litigators, M&A counselors and cartel defense experts, many of whom regularly provide representation in multijurisdictional and multinational cases. Its notable sector expertise includes technology, communications and transportation. The law firm is highly adept in handling price-fixing conspiracies and no-poach disputes.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a premium firm that is consistently highlighted for its antitrust representation, which it provides for clients from a broad spectrum of industries including the telecommunications, technology and entertainment sectors. Its attorneys achieve impressive outcomes in transactional work such as clearance for M&A and joint ventures and in litigation, including both civil and criminal cases. The firm is well placed to advise clients on international merger control proceedings.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP has a sophisticated practice that combines cartel defense, criminal and civil litigation expertise with a highly capable transactional antitrust offering. It is able to tap into global resources to advise on cross-jurisdictional competition matters for important clients. The firm is equally capable of representing both defendants and plaintiffs in complex litigation, and maintains client relationships in a range of sectors including airlines, financial services and natural resources.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has an experienced practice, providing advice and representation to blue-chip clients in numerous industries across the spectrum of antitrust matters. It is especially well equipped to handle multijurisdictional and multinational transactions and investigations. Also noted for antitrust litigation and counseling. The firm regularly manages competition work for clients in the pharmaceutical, financial and manufacturing arenas.

White & Case LLP enjoys widespread recognition for its successes in antitrust litigation, with attorneys acting in both class actions and government investigations on behalf of defendant parties. It is also noted for its strength in international cartel matters and on antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions. Key clients include national and international life science and pharmaceutical corporations. The group frequently acts in complex cross-border proceedings for both domestic and multinational clients.

WilmerHale has a top-quality cartel practice that features some of the leading attorneys in the criminal antitrust space. It also handles antitrust reviews of a range of major mergers and acquisitions as well as civil litigation. and is further capable of handling non-merger agency investigations. The firm is able to assist with matters at the intersection of IP and antitrust, and collaborates with international offices while also continuing to develop and broaden its national scope and network. It offers experienced representation to a range of large corporations, including those in the technology, automotive, manufacturing and financial services industries.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has an exceptional antitrust practice group advising and representing clients in mergers, government investigations and litigation. The firm features a top reputation for work in the hi-tech sector and is also noted for its in-depth cartel defense practice in both class and private actions, especially those pertaining to the pharmaceutical and digital advertising sectors.

Winston & Strawn LLP has an impressive bench of antitrust litigators who work with clients across merger litigation, civil cases and criminal investigations on a national and international scale. It is particularly well known for handling cases in the sports industry as well as matters at the intersection between antitrust and IP law. The firm is further looked to for representation in significant cartel proceedings.

Arnold & Porter has a sophisticated antitrust practice which advises and represents clients on large, high-stakes and complex deals, litigation and investigatory matters in the antitrust space. Its attorneys include outstanding trial lawyers, investigators and multibillion-dollar deal closers.The firm has longstanding relationships with clients in the financial services, healthcare and consumer goods markets.

Axinn is a highly respected boutique antitrust firm with broad strength in corporate and litigious work. It is adept at counseling clients through complex merger control issues and also noted for its strong intellectual property practice leveraged in litigation at the cross-section of IP and antitrust. The law firm frequently represents those in the food, manufacturing, technological and finance industries.

Baker Botts L.L.P. continues to develop a dynamic antitrust presence in DC, with clients including major technology corporations and manufacturing companies. It regularly provides representation in multijurisdictional matters, including cartels and civil litigation, and has notable strength in handling transactional matters such as M&A and asset swaps with international filing obligations. Additional sector expertise includes pharmaceuticals, transportation and chemicals.

Jones Day is an accomplished team that demonstrates a multijurisdictional proficiency through its seamless representation of national and international corporations. A strong bench of attorneys ensures that all corners of antitrust law, including M&A guidance, civil litigation and criminal investigations, are covered to a premium standard. It is also noted for its expertise in cartel defense work, bolstered by its attorneys' previous experience within enforcement agencies. The firm represents a vast array of clients, including those in the healthcare, technology and pharmaceutical industries.

Kirkland & Ellis has a talented team with a reputation for expertise in antitrust and possesses an impressive and diverse bench of specialists, willing to go to trial in both criminal and civil litigation and also able to get complex mergers cleared by government agencies. It continues to strengthen its national network with an emerging New York presence. The firm is noted for its particularly strong client base in the private equity sector as well as the financial services, leisure and healthcare industries.

Linklaters is particularly recognized for excellence in cartel work and handles sensitive and highly complex criminal investigations on behalf of large multinational clients. The firm also handles parallel civil litigation and is regularly engaged in high profile cartel cases in the country's biggest industries.

Mayer Brown LLP has an impressive team, constituted of numerous DOJ alumni, that offers representation in cartels, civil litigation and transactional work. It acts for clients from a broad spectrum of industries before regulatory agencies in multiple countries. The firm is noted for litigating antitrust cases in trial and appellate courts across the US, and is proficient in managing cases in the food, healthcare and manufacturing sectors.

McGuireWoods LLP has a comprehensive antitrust practice offering litigation services to clients from an array of industries, ranging from finance, ground transportation to healthcare. It provides strong representation of manufacturing clients and has notable experience in international and multidistrict cases. It offers compliance programs and counseling to clients, and has demonstrated solid litigation skills in civil and criminal antitrust cases and government investigations.

Morrison Foerster has a diverse team of antitrust practitioners that provides a comprehensive antitrust service to clients across a spectrum of industries including technology, telecommunication and transportation. It is noted for its cartel expertise and also adept at handling complex transactions and an array of litigation, including price-fixing, market allocation and monopolization cases.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a prominent firm that offers excellent representation to clients facing the full spectrum of antitrust issues, including cartel defense, civil litigation, merger clearance and regulatory investigation matters. The firm features an array of blue-chip clients among its extensive antitrust portfolio and continues to gain strength in DC with the addition of well-regarded practitioners. The group is adept in representing those in the technology, telecommunications and healthcare sectors.

Vinson & Elkins LLP has a strong team of antitrust attorneys who cover a wide range of issues including civil and criminal litigation, and government cartel investigations. The firm is also noted for transactional work and compliance counseling, as well as handling conduct investigations and particularly well known for Hart-Scott-Rodino Act expertise. It has strong ties to oil and gas, energy and technology sector clients.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a deep bench of antitrust experts, many of whom established their careers at the FTC. The collaboration between its New York and DC offices ensures the provision of comprehensive antitrust coverage on M&A, civil litigation and government investigations. It is particularly recognized for its excellence representing clients in the life sciences sector and is further noted for its strong connections to the manufacturing, producing and technology sectors. Tje firm is also commended for handling cartel proceedings on behalf of both national and multinational corporations.

Williams & Connolly LLP is recognized for strong capabilities in DOJ investigations and enforcement actions. The firm also handles follow-on litigation and represents household name clients in the tech, pharmaceuticals and financial services sectors.