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Acting on both sides of the fence, the traditionally plaintiff-oriented Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has also established an excellent defense practice. Thanks to this balanced involvement, the team provides precise risk assessment for clients under scrutiny. In addition, the department stands out for its support of innovative businesses with a strong market position. The service portfolio further includes the defense of corporations and senior corporate officers facing criminal prosecution from a wide array of sectors such as telecoms, transportation, chemicals, consumer electronics and manufacturing. New York-based Leigh Nathanson shines at the nexus of antitrust and securities and commodities litigation in recent interest rate benchmark cases among others. The firm's strong bench in the capital further consists of Richard Feinstein with his extensive background in healthcare. William Isaacson and Karen Dunn joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in June 2020.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is heavily involved in high-profile antitrust litigation across all industries and well equipped to handle antitrust trials. The team covers the entire litigation spectrum from single plaintiff suits to consumer class actions on a domestic or international scale and also handles antitrust issues at the intersection of intellectual property and securities. Department head Christine Varney as well as the entire US antitrust team is based in New York. Bet-the-company cases are often tried by chairman Evan Chesler, who is frequently retained by clients for paramount antitrust litigation. The eminent Peter Barbur assists with a range of novel antitrust issues such two-sided markets and vertical merger challenges. Kevin Orsini is also of particular note, for instance for his continued representation of American Express including briefings, depositions and witness preparation. Combining antitrust with his commercial litigation and intellectual property practice, Yonatan Even adds to the firm's bench.

The highly specialized team of antitrust litigators at Jones Day has a key strength in defending clients from in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy and technology industries. Craig Waldman, who has a desk in both the San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, is in charge of the illustrious bench of antitrust litigators. The Washington DC-based John Majoras co-leads the global litigation practice and is trusted by numerous multinationals to represent them in antitrust lawsuits. Paula Render operates out of Chicago and is well-versed in defending clients in multidistrict class actions and competitor cases. Clients turn to Julie McEvoy in Washington DC for defense of consumer protection and RICO claims. Jeffrey LeVee in Los Angeles is especially involved in antitrust litigation related to the healthcare sector. In August 2019, the Houston office added James Reeder from Vinson & Elkins LLP.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP defends clients against antitrust claims asserted by competitors, direct purchasers and consumer classes alike. The matter portfolio ranges from alleged cartel, monopolization, unfair competition and price discrimination violations to pricing disputes and issues related to intellectual property. In Chicago, James Mutchnik is often retained to defend alleged price-fixing and monopolization. Daniel Laytin works at the same office and adds Robinson-Patman Act challenges to the team's offering. Cementing the team's strength in Chicago, Barack Echols is particularly adept at handling price-discrimination suits, consumer fraud matters and contract disputes. Yet another Chicago-based partner, Christa Cottrell is also active in antitrust trials and litigation, for instance for healthcare clients. In November 2019, the firm was joined by a trio from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP: Richard Cunningham in Washington DC, Olivia Adendorff in Dallas, and Sean Royall who splits his time between both aforementioned locations to strengthen the team in Texas.

Shining across the full range of antitrust litigation, Latham & Watkins LLP undertakes conduct litigation, strategic business-to-business litigation as well as follow-on defense. The team in Washington DC fields valuable government expertise, while the California office specializes in high tech. Amanda Reeves in Washington DC shares the practice lead with San Francisco-based Christopher Yates. The latter puts an emphasis on the representation of Californian innovators and sports clients. Operating out of the same office, Daniel Wall frequently litigates antitrust appeals and defends class actions as well as merger challenges. Al Pfeiffer also in San Francisco, represents clients from healthcare, agriculture, music licensing, and communications. Adding to the bench strength in San Francisco, Sadik Huseny is retained by corporations and technology titans for defense in bet-the-company disputes. Lawrence Buterman is a name to note for the growing New York-based antitrust group.

Shearman & Sterling LLP's antitrust litigation team is well represented on both the East and West Coast, with offices in Washington DC, New York and San Francisco. The department fields a wide variety of industry expertise with a specific focus on financial services, healthcare and technology sectors. Specific strong suits include the defense of clients in cases related to alleged price-fixing and boycott. David Higbee , in Washington DC, is in charge of the global as well as the US antitrust practice. In New York, Adam Hakki is the key contact, in particular for his involvement in numerous benchmarking matters related to the financial industry, and Richard Schwed leads the litigation practice group, which involves a significant amount of antitrust cases. The San Francisco-based John Cove represents clients in monopolization cases, direct and indirect purchaser class action, and unfair competition actions.

Arnold & Porter applies a trial-focused approach to the representation of defending parties in individual and class actions related to a wide range of allegations such as unlawful distribution arrangements, group boycotts and intellectual property licensing practices. Thanks to a large antitrust litigation team spread out over offices in California, Denver, New York and Washington DC, the department is well equipped to assist clients from all industries. Areas of focus include life sciences, media and entertainment, sports and financial services. Global antitrust head Debbie Feinstein and US chair Jonathan Gleklen are in joint charge of the antitrust litigation group, operating out of the firm's hub in Washington DC. New York-based Saul Morgenstern has significant experience leading and co-leading joint defense groups in multi-jurisdictional litigation. Defense of life sciences corporations against government proceedings and private class actions is the strong suit of Laura Shores' Washington DC practice.

Baker Botts L.L.P. is heavily involved in cases in the healthcare and pharmaceutical space, in addition to its extensive experience litigating antitrust case relating to all theories of liability. At the end of 2018, the firm significantly strengthened its antitrust bench with the arrivals of Peter Huston from Sidley Austin LLP in San Francisco and Maureen Ohlhausen from the FTC in Washington DC. The latter co-chairs the practice with DC-based colleagues John Taladay and Stephen Weissman. Huston is especially focused on expanding the antitrust offering on the West Coast, whereas Ohlhausen brings specific technology and data privacy know-how to the group. The firm's Washington DC offices includes several notable partners: William Lavery is praised for his representation of defendants in cases alleging price-fixing, monopolization, Robinson-Patman violations and sham litigation; Erik Koons is frequently involved in bet-the-company litigation and nationwide class actions and the 'smart' Joseph Ostoyich has experience with the full gamut of antitrust litigation in US courts.

Dechert LLP provides antitrust litigation assistance on the full range of alleged violations with a strong suit in pharmaceuticals and healthcare clients. The antitrust practice is under tandem leadership: Steven Bizar in Philadelphia, and Michael Weiner in New York. Bizar focuses on antitrust and trade regulation trial work in addition to class action defense. Philadelphia-based 'excellent' George Gordon is a member of the life sciences group and takes on antitrust disputes arising out of licensing, collaboration and asset purchase. The team, that thinks 'in a pragmatic and intelligent way', received a significant boost in April 2019, when chemicals expert Shari Ross Lahlou joined from Crowell & Moring LLP in Washington DC. On the other hand, Paul Denis and Paul Friedman retired from practice at the end of 2018 and Ethan Litwin left to join Constantine Cannon LLP in March 2019.

Taking a 'holistic approach', Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP operates a diverse private antitrust litigation practice to defend a variety of issues including allegations of monopolization, price-fixing, predatory pricing, bid rigging and exclusive dealing nationwide. A foursome presides over the antitrust practice: Aidan Synnott, Andrew Finch and Jonathan Kanter in New York share the lead with Washington DC-based Rick Rule. Synott fields financial services, bonds and bankruptcy know-how, whereas Finch is an expert in big data and technology issues related to antitrust. Kanter also represents technology clients as well as media companies and Rule's practice revolves first and foremost around mergers and other transactions. In Washington DC, Kenneth Gallo combines 'technical expertise with client relatability'. He has recently been active in no-poach class actions in addition to his banking and payment industry knowledge. Also in Washington DC, Craig Benson focuses on trial work in a range of industries. William Isaacson and Karen Dunn joined the team from Boies Schiller Flexner LLP following publication in June 2020.

White & Case LLP shines across the whole gamut of antitrust defense and is also well versed to handle related trials. With offices in Washington DC, Boston, New York and Silicon Valley, it puts a special emphasis on the pharmaceutical industry such as issues involving biosimilars, reverse payment patent settlements and product-hopping monopolization. The 'exceptional' and 'diligent' Mark Gidley operates a multifaceted antitrust practice out of the Washington DC office and leads the department, and Christopher Curran is regularly involved in novel litigation such as the defense of an amnesty agreement. Pharmaceuticals expert Peter Carney adds to the bench in Washington DC. In New York, Jack Pace displays an identical sector focus with key knowledge of product-hopping challenges. The Silicon Valley office boasts the 'incredibly thorough and knowledgeable' Heather Burke, who defends parallel class actions, opt-out and state AG lawsuits.

With antitrust litigation teams in New York, Washington DC, Chicago and San Francisco, Winston & Strawn LLP takes on civil litigation and class actions for both plaintiffs and defendants. The department is led out of New York by Jeffrey Kessler and Eva Cole, providing excellent 'consistency of work product'. Kessler is particularly involved in the consumer electronics sphere and, thanks to his strong sports law practice, also trusted by sports and entertainment clients to handle antitrust issues. Cole, on the other hand, combines the consumer electronics sector with financial services and private equity expertise. In Chicago, the 'very responsive and fantastic' James Herbison covers the defense of all genres of antitrust claims including agriculture and healthcare, and Michael Mayer enhances his personal antitrust practice with intellectual property, securities and white-collar disputes. The Washington DC-based Heather Lamberg frequently operates at the nexus of antitrust, competition and consumer issues.

Allen & Overy LLP puts a focus on cartel class action defense, particularly with regard to industry-wide price-fixing matters such as automotive parts and prepackaged seafood. Practice leader John Roberti works out of Washington DC, where he often leads negotiations with plaintiff classes and opt-out plaintiffs. The New York-based Todd Fishman specializes in defense of antitrust and securities issues including price-fixing, collusive conduct, derivatives and structured products. Operating out of the same office, Michael Feldberg fields valuable litigation and trial expertise, for instance in the industrial conglomerates sector. Associate Providence Napoleon in Washington DC provides key support on contentious cases in financial services, aviation, food and agriculture, technology, and sports industries.

The antitrust team at Hogan Lovells US LLP is interlinked with the firm's offices across the globe, which allows for well-coordinated representation in multijurisdictional cases of varying nature such as bet-the-company litigation and defense of alleged monopolization practices. Industry expertise spans from TMT, life sciences and health care to aerospace, among others. Department head Edith Ramirez operates out of Washington DC, which is where the following team members are based. Justin Bernick's practice revolves around antitrust and commercial litigation issues such as price-fixing, market allocation and vertical and horizontal agreements. Class actions, government suits and individual claims pertaining to any kind of alleged antitrust violation are also handled by Tripp Monts.

Mayer Brown fields a bench of trial lawyers with significant government experience to handle antitrust defense litigation with a specific appellate law approach. The team is spearheaded by the Washington DC-based Mark Ryan, simultaneously an eminent antitrust litigator and transaction advisor. Britt Miller is partner-in-charge of the Chicago office, where she makes for a trusted team together with local partner Andrew Marovitz, particularly when it comes to antitrust litigation in the financial sector. In Washington DC, Carmine Zarlenga puts an emphasis on antitrust class actions challenging industry-wide practices such as price-fixing in the food and beverage sector. Oral Pottinger, who also sits in the capital, was promoted to partner in January 2019.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP's antitrust defense department puts an emphasis on multi-district litigation in offices across the country: team members are spread between Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and Boston. Global practice group leader Steven Reed in Philadelphia and his Washington DC-based deputy Jon Roellke are in joint charge of the department. The former is particularly well-versed in defending alleged price-fixing in the generic pharmaceutical industry as well as other multidistrict litigation, whereas the latter specializes in advice to financial services clients such as in financial benchmark cases. Stacey Anne Mahoney in New York operates a holistic antitrust practice with pharmaceuticals and real estate know-how. Located in Philadelphia, Brendan Fee represents technology, energy and life sciences clients on cases related to pricing issues and vertical restraints.

The service portfolio at Morrison & Foerster LLP ranges from defense of follow-on cartel damages claims to class action and multidistrict litigation as well as individual representation across numerous industry sectors. Jeff Jaeckel, who works out of Washington DC and operates a diverse antitrust practice, is responsible for the team. Also located in the capital, Brad Lui often litigates antitrust matters related to supranational, sub-sovereign and agency bonds, fruit labeling equipment and telecoms. The San Francisco office received a boost in 2019 thanks to the arrival of Bonnie Lau from Dentons in April and Eliot Adelson from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in October.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is particularly well-equipped to take on antitrust challenges faced by multinationals, especially in South Korea, thanks to the firm's strong Asian outreach. Ben Bradshaw and Ian Simmons in the Washington DC office head the antitrust practice. The former is well versed in the aviation, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors space, whereas the latter takes on novel issues such as pay for delay involving biosimilars or antitrust challenges surrounding cryptocurrency. Katrina Robson is also based in the capital, where she combines her merger work with defense of Fortune 500 companies in litigation alleging price-fixing conspiracies.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is appointed by financial institutions and multinational corporations alike to litigate antitrust issues. The New York-based Peter Guryan and his Washington DC colleagues Sara Razi and John Terzaken jointly lead the global antitrust practice. Terzaken is most active in antitrust litigation, defending clients from a multitude of sectors such as financial services and food in government enforcement of antitrust violations and related follow-on litigation. Also located in the capital, Abram Ellis regularly litigates antitrust class actions, with particular experience in cases involving financial instruments as well as healthcare class actions.

The antitrust litigation defense group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP emphasizes early positioning of cases for possible trials as well as pre-trial resolutions. Other areas of expertise include the application of antitrust laws to music licensing, patent and other intellectual property disputes, as well as sports leagues. The Washington DC-based Steven Newborn is in charge of the overall antitrust department, whereas Carrie Mahan, Adam Hemlock and Eric Hochstadt commonly take the lead on antitrust defense. Mahan is located in Washington DC, where her practice includes hospitality and food industry clients. Hemlock and Hochstadt in New York advise corporations from a diverse range of industry sectors.

When it comes to antitrust litigation, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP makes use of the firm's traditionally strong ties to the financial sector, first and foremost serving financial institutions but also acting for clients from pharmaceuticals and insurance sectors. As of late, the team acted for leading banks in various benchmark and boycott class actions. In addition, experienced litigators David Januszewski and Herbert Washer defend financial institutions in civil, criminal and regulatory enforcement actions. The practice is located in New York and is headed by the 'highly knowledgeable' Elai Katz, who also spends a fair share of his time working on antitrust litigation matters.

Crowell & Moring LLP litigates a wide variety of antitrust issues for clients including Fortune 500 companies from diverse industry sectors such as aerospace, healthcare and telecoms. The team lead is shared between Jason Murray, who operates out of Los Angeles, and the Washington DC-based Shawn Johnson. Murray litigates both on the plaintiff and defense side, with the latter's work including bet-the-company cases in healthcare, technology, retail and telecoms. In Washington DC, Kent Gardiner puts a core focus on defense of collusion cases. Shari Ross Lahlou left the firm to join Dechert LLP's Washington DC office in April 2019.

DLA Piper LLP (US) litigates a range of antitrust issues such as no-poaching, alleged price-fixing and monopolization conspiracies. Located in Philadelphia, Lesli Esposito shines in commercial litigation in antitrust and consumer protection. She co-leads the firm's antitrust practice together with Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey in San Francisco. The Chicago-based John Hamill and Robby Robertson as well as David Bamberger in Washington DC are additional key figures of the antitrust defense group. Hamill's practice revolves largely around healthcare and telecommunication clients, Robertson has significant trial experience and Bamberger often represents clients from a wide range of industry sectors in no-poaching cases.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP shines particularly in the defense of antitrust claims in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals space. The group also acts at the nexus of antitrust and intellectual property, for instance in patent litigation cases involving monopolization issues. Both practice heads, David Hanselman and Stephen Wu, are based in Chicago, where the department also assists defense and consumer good corporations. Splitting her time between Chicago and Los Angeles, Michelle Lowery fields additional transportation, agriculture and heavy machinery sector know-how. Next generation partner Katharine O’Connor provides key support to the team in Chicago. Joel Chefitz retired from the practice in January 2019.

McGuireWoods LLP acts for corporations, trade associations and individuals in follow-on treble damage civil litigation and other civil cases including indirect purchaser litigation and multi-district class actions. Disputes frequently involved alleged price-fixing, monopolization, tying arrangements and predatory pricing. The Chicago-based Amy Manning spearheads the 'incredibly good to work with' antitrust, trade and commercial litigation department. Located in Richmond, VA, Howard Feller also fields antitrust audit and compliance training experience alongside his litigation practice. Defense of vertical conspiracies, boycotts, price discrimination and unfair competitions statues make up the majority of Brent Justus' personal practice in Washington DC.

Norton Rose Fulbright acts for clients on both sides of the fence in a wide variety of antitrust claims including RICO claims and business torts. Other topics covered range from monopolization and price discrimination to restraint of trade. The New York-based Robin Adelstein heads the US antitrust practice and regularly demonstrates experience with pharmaceuticals and consumer products industries. In Houston, Layne Kruse unites business and antitrust litigation with industry expertise in healthcare, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Eliot Turner is located in the same office and provides key support when defending claims brought under Section 1 and 2 of the Sherman act.

Price-fixing cases, no-poaching agreements, standard-essentials patents (SEP) and sham antitrust claims are among the recurring appointments of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's antitrust litigators. Although the group's antitrust practice revolves largely around tech clients, the team also has experience with semiconductors, chemicals and entertainment industries. Jay Jurata in Washington DC leads the department alongside his personal practice surrounding antitrust and intellectual property. Located in the same office, Alex Okuliar litigates cutting-edge antitrust topics such as platform competition and data collection as well as media cases. San Francisco-based of counsel Howard Ullman is particularly active in price-fixing, distribution systems and intellectual property matters.

Proskauer Rose LLP defends clients in domestic antitrust cases and displays niche expertise in the representation of agricultural cooperatives, for instance with regard to the Capper-Volstead Act's antitrust exemption. Other areas of focus range from financial services and healthcare to consumer products and particularly sports and sports leagues. Colin Kass and the 'extremely knowledgeable' Christopher Ondeck, both of whom work out of Washington DC, preside over the antitrust litigation group. Kass is involved in class actions, monopolization and competitor foreclosure cases, whereas Ondeck focuses in the defense of food and agriculture companies against antitrust conspiracy claims.

The antitrust litigation offering at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP includes defense of monopoly violations or joint collaborations, market foreclosures and other competitor and supplier-side cases. Alongside expertise at the nexus of antitrust and intellectual property, the group is committed to assisting clients from the technology sector. Michael Scarborough, in San Francisco, fields experience through all phases of class action litigation, presides over the practice. Washington DC-based Leo Caseria is also involved in antitrust litigation issues including alleged price-fixing, boycott and monopolization defense.

Antitrust litigators at Vinson & Elkins LLP are spread across the country, more precisely divided among the firm's offices in Washington DC, San Francisco and Houston. Located in the capital, Darren Tucker and Hill Wellford act as joint department heads of the team with a strong client base in technology, automobile and airline industries. The Texan office is a particular powerhouse of the practice, especially with regard to follow-on litigation. The Houston-based Jason Powers shines in energy-related litigation, more specifically representing corporations from the oil and gas sector. In July 2019, James Reeder departed the firm to join Jones Day.

Williams & Connolly LLP fields an antitrust litigation team based entirely in Washington DC, putting a core focus on defense in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. John Schmidtlein and Jonathan Pitt share team head duties, with the former representing corporations as well as individual executives on both sides of the fence and the latter specializing in monopoly, monopsony and price-fixing claims. With additional know-how of food and drug law, Benjamin Greenblum's personal practice revolves largely around the team's strong suit in the pharmaceutical space. Representation often includes collaboration with the firm's neighboring departments, for instance the healthcare fraud team.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP defends civil single plaintiffs as well as class actions lawsuits across a range of sectors such as energy, healthcare, industrials, technology, IP and financial services. Located in Washington DC, Corey Roush is responsible for the antitrust litigation team. He handles bet-the-company matters and also presents individuals and corporate executives at the same time. Fairley Spillman shows experience with multidistrict litigation, especially in defense of energy and healthcare clients. March 2019 saw the arrival of Haidee Schwartz in Washington DC, who returned to private practice after working at the FTC.

Individual and class action cases alleging price-fixing as well as follow-on litigation are the core of Baker & Hostetler LLP. The department is headed by Carl Hittinger, who splits his time between Philadelphia and Washington DC. He fields bet-the-company litigation expertise alongside jury and non-jury trial experience in antitrust and unfair competition matters. In Washington DC, John Fornaciari operates a combined antitrust litigation and white collar defense practice which includes cartel know-how. During the course of 2019, the antitrust welcomed several practitioners: Marc Schildkraut was the first to join the DC office from Cooley LLP in July, Jeffrey Martino changed from his post at the DOJ's New York office in August and September saw the arrival of Michael Holt as Washington DC-based of counsel, previously a GC at Ports American Group.

Ballard Spahr LLP acts for US companies in the pharmaceutical, chemical, financial and manufacturing sectors, particularly in monopolization and conspiracy cases. Practice leader Leslie John in Philadelphia, defends tying and monopolization theories, among others, and Jason Leckerman  has experience with bid-rigging, market allocation and price discrimination claims as well as issues related to ownership structures. Lawsuits at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property fall to the Philadelphia-based Stephen Kastenberg, as do class actions and civil matters involving collusive dealing. In June 2019, James Lockhart left the Minneapolis office to take up a position as GC at RJM construction.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP specializes in assisting clients from asset management, insurance, private equity and healthcare sectors as well as defending putative class actions across numerous industries. The team is spearheaded by a quartet consisting of New-York based partners Daniel Abuhoff, Gary Kubek and Michael Schaper, whereas the fourth team leader Ted Hassi is based in Washington DC. Of the four, Kubek is of particular note to the antitrust defense practice. In collaboration with praised associate Erica Weisgerber in New York, he is well-versed in defending clients in bank reference interest rate class actions.

As a destination practice for antitrust litigation, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP regularly represents defendants in cases involving price-fixing, bid-rigging, tying, exclusive dealing, conspiracies and monopolization. Co-heads Sheron Korpus, Hector Torres and Kevin Arquit, who joined from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in February 2019, operate out of the firm's New York office. Of the leading trio, trial expert Korpus is most involved in class action defense, whereas the 'very impressive' Arquit focuses on regulatory aspects and Torres specializes in B2B antitrust. The department's sector expertise ranges from telecoms, publishing and cable to agricultural and processed foods, shipping, chemicals and automobile manufacturing.

King & Spalding LLP defends corporate clients in antitrust actions including cartel and unilateral conduct cases. The group also draws on its international antitrust partners in Germany and Switzerland to assist multinationals from a broad spectrum of industry sectors such as healthcare, technology and automotive. Department heads Norm Armstrong and Jeffrey Spigel lead the team out of Washington DC. Operating out of Atlanta, Jeffrey Cashdan litigates criminal as well as civil cartel matters alleging clients' involvement in conspiracies. The San Francisco-based Kenneth Steinthal focuses on antitrust matters with an intellectual property aspect, for instance involving the distribution of audio and audiovisual content.

The core of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's antitrust practice consists of follow-on class actions and direction action litigation, particularly in the electric components industry. Other sectors covered on a regular basis include energy and telecoms. Team heads Roxane Polidora and Jacob Sorensen both work out of San Francisco. 'Pre-eminent litigator' Polidora displays additional retail and hospitality expertise and Sorensen is particularly adept at defending clients in price-fixing cases. Adding to the bench strength in San Francisco, counsel Laura Hurtado is active for technology clients and senior associate Lee Brand undertakes representation in consumer class actions.

The antitrust litigation offering at Ropes & Gray LLP ranges from defense in group boycotts, distribution agreements and price-fixing conspiracies to franchisor/franchisee disputes and interlocking directorates. Clients stem from various industry sectors with a specific focus on life sciences, healthcare, telecommunications and technology. Department head Mark Popofsky is in Washington DC, where the 'creative problem solver' operates a combined intellectual property and antitrust litigation practice. Splitting his time between San Francisco and Washington DC, Chong Park provides key litigation and trial support to the department, which is active for both plaintiffs and defendants as well as third parties.