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Antitrust | USA

Illinois

Antitrust covers the body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behaviour (monopoly) and unfair business practices - this includes practices that hurt business, consumers, or both, and that generally violate standards of ethical behavior. Antitrust litigation and M&A-related competition work is included in the Chambers guides.

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Band 1

  1. Eimer Stahl LLP
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    Eimer Stahl LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Eimer Stahl LLP is a highly regarded boutique firm specializing in antitrust law and excelling at litigation. Involved in numerous high-profile antitrust cases concerning both criminal and civil matters, and often noted for its creative solutions. Handles matters involving the antitrust clearance of complex M&A. Also offers the unique service of handling all aspects of discovery in-house for clients in the technology industry. Recognized for its counseling within a wide span of industries ranging from agriculture to insurance. Regularly acts in multidistrict litigation across the USA.
  2. Kirkland & Ellis
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    Kirkland & Ellis
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Kirkland & Ellis is a highly regarded firm with exceptional expertise and experience in the full spread of antitrust claims. Prominent for successfully defending clients in complex criminal and civil cases, whether initiated by governments or private entities. Also noted for its handling of domestic and foreign M&A clearances. Knowledgeable in a range of industries, particularly within healthcare, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing. Further noted for its extensive private equity client base.
  3. Mayer Brown LLP
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    Mayer Brown LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Mayer Brown LLP remains a prominent antitrust group noted for its involvement in numerous high-profile class action and extraterritorial cases. Distinguished for its work in price fixing and unfair competition, particularly within the manufacturing and chemical industries. Also noted for its work on global internal investigations, evaluating compliance with local competition laws and codes of conduct. Further recognized for its strong client base in the financial services and banking sector.
  4. Winston & Strawn LLP
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    Winston & Strawn LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Winston & Strawn LLP is regularly trusted with antitrust counseling in a civil and criminal context, drawing praise for its litigation and trial work. Also provides expertise in matters including merger reviews and challenges, and counseling and compliance. Works within a wide range of industries, including financial services, manufacturing and consumer products. Additionally noted for its expertise in healthcare-related antitrust disputes.
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Band 2

  1. Jones Day
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    Jones Day
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Jones Day is a well-known antitrust practice with impressive multijurisdictional experience. Noted for offering expert investigation counseling and day-to-day advice to business clients. Experienced team of antitrust specialists with litigation expertise and capacity for M&A advice. Works with clients from a wide range of sectors, including property and manufacturing. Further noted for its healthcare and financial services industry experience.
  2. K&L Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    K&L Gates is a notable antitrust team particularly recognized for its criminal antitrust work. Regularly defends clients in DOJ investigation and enforcement proceedings as well as parallel class action litigation. Acts for automotive, pharmaceutical and electrical component manufacturers in relation to price fixing.
  3. McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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    McDermott Will & Emery LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a widely recognized firm offering a strong litigation team with an admirable record in trials and appeals. Specializes in class action certification and the antitrust aspects of mergers, especially in the healthcare space. Further able to assist clients with government agency and grand jury investigations. Manages major cartel matters along with regularly handling specific issues including monopolization disputes and price-fixing conspiracies.
  4. McGuireWoods LLP
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    McGuireWoods LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    McGuireWoods LLP has a comprehensive antitrust practice offering litigation services to clients from an array of industries, ranging from finance to ground and marine transportation. Strong representation of manufacturing clients. Notable experience in international and multidistrict cases. Offers compliance programs and counseling to clients, and has demonstrated solid litigation skills in civil and criminal antitrust cases and government investigations.
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Band 3

  1. Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
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    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP is a boutique litigation firm regularly called upon for complex antitrust disputes. Sought out by a wide breadth of clients, including those in the technology, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors.
  2. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a well-recognized antitrust practice, drawing praise for its litigation work in particular. The team regularly defends clients in class actions and has extensive experience in price-fixing and anticompetitive conduct cases. The firm is active in a wide range of sectors including financial services and property.
  3. Sidley Austin LLP
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    Sidley Austin LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Sidley Austin LLP has a distinguished antitrust team, respected for its commercial focus and track record in civil litigation. Offers antitrust counseling and litigation in a wide range of areas, including anticompetitive conduct, sales distribution and M&A, and brings experience to government investigations. Noted experience pertaining to a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
  4. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
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    Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is a fine choice for antitrust matters in the Illinois market. It is able to handle both contentious and advisory matters, and its industry expertise spans the automotive, healthcare and insurance sectors.
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    Sperling & Slater
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked
    Sperling & Slater offers counsel and commercial litigation in a range of antitrust matters, particularly in the context of government investigations. Notable for its solid plaintiff representation but also acknowledged for its work for defendants.
  6. Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC
    Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3