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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices

Baker Botts L.L.P.
700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-5692
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Paul Cuomo

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Work Department

Litigation / Antitrust

Position

Partner

Career

Paul Cuomo, a partner in the firm’s Antitrust and Competition practice, advises clients on all aspects of antitrust law. In addition to the U.S. DOJ and FTC, Paul appears regularly in person before international competition agencies, including the European Commission, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Canadian Competition Bureau, in connection with multijurisdictional merger reviews. Paul also regularly represents third parties in merger investigations and provides risk arbitrage advice. Outside of the merger arena, he counsels on antitrust compliance issues and in civil non-merger and criminal grand jury investigations and antitrust litigation.

The former Partner in Charge of the firm’s Washington office, Paul serves as Antitrust Compliance Officer for the National Association of Music Merchants, a 9,000+ member association of manufacturers, retailers and distributors of musical instruments and products under the terms of the Association’s settlement agreement with the FTC.

Memberships

District of Columbia and Maryland Bars; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; District Courts for the Southern District of California, Eastern District of Wisconsin, and District of Columbia; ABA Section of Antitrust Law

Education

J.D., American University, Washington College of Law 1995;

B.A., Villanova University 1992

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense

Baker Botts L.L.P. maintains a robust presence in complex antitrust litigation, frequently leading critical defenses for clients involved in cartel, class action, and collusion cases. Paul Cuomo’s practice emphasizes U.S. and multijurisdictional antitrust litigation and investigations, with appearances before numerous international competition enforcement agencies. Erik Koons brings deep experience handling cases involving price-fixing, market allocation, monopolization, and sham patent litigation. James Kress has extensive experience managing competitor and class actions across diverse industries, alongside an active counseling and compliance practice. John Taladay leads the practice, offering specialized expertise in merger clearances and regularly appearing before the FTC, DOJ, and European Commission to facilitate high-profile M&A transactions. Thomas Carter applies his strong understanding of DOJ and FTC regulatory processes to assist with merger clearance matters. All mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.

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