Stephen Weissman > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advises a global client base on merger clearances in the US and internationally, leveraging the firm’s global reach in multijurisdictional mandates involving multiple regulatory approvals and investigations by US, European, and UK antitrust authorities. The firm handles matters in a variety of industries, with key representations for the likes of LIV Golf, Apple, and Norvatis, and combines merger filing expertise with standout contentious capabilities, supporting clients throughout investigations and high-stakes litigation. The team is led by San Francisco’s Rachel Brass alongside former FTC Deputy Director Stephen Weissman, with Michael Perry, who has long-standing experience in DOJ and FTC merger proceedings, Scott Hammond, and Cynthia Richman other key names to note. Lawyers are in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.

The team at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP offers a full-service antitrust practice and excels in bet-the-company defense civil litigation and class actions on behalf of market leading clients , particularly in the media, entertainment and high-tech sectors, such as McDonalds and Apple. The practice is jointly headed up by California based and highly respected Rachel Brass, who has extensive experience litigating in antitrust, labor and employment matters with recent work involving allegations of no poach agreements and monopolization; and Washington DC’s Stephen Weissman, former deputy director of the FTC’s bureau of competition, who counsels clients in antitrust investigations and acts as lead counsel in bench and jury trials concerning claims under the Sherman Act and Clayton Act. Also located in DC is the experienced trial and regulatory lawyer Rich Parker, who has a broad antitrust practice involving cartel matters, class actions and government investigations, Cynthia Richman who defends clients in cartel, tying and price-fixing litigation before state and federal courts, and Scott Hammond, an expert in price-fixing and cartel matters, as well as cross border investigations. In Los Angeles, Daniel Swanson handles antitrust and commercial litigation disputes while New York-based Eric Stock focuses on antitrust litigation and investigations particularly in the pharma, financial services, technology and healthcare space.

Counting a bevy of high-profile US and multinational actors in the food, tech, and pharma industries among its clients, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP‘s antitrust team has a market-leading cartel defense offering in both domestic and international litigation. San Francisco’s Rachel Brass co-heads the practice and focuses on representing international and domestic clients in federal, state, and Supreme Court appellate litigation. Over on the East Coast, co-head Stephen Weissman, a former Deputy Director for the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, represents clients in civil and criminal DOJ and FTC investigations. On the international front, Jeremy Robison and former DOJ prosecutor Scott Hammond serve as bridge counsel for multinational companies involved in cartel investigations in jurisdictions outside of the EU and the US. Other key members include Cynthia Richman, who has extensive experience with cartel-related grand jury investigations by the DOJ and international authorities. Unless otherwise stated, all mentioned lawyers are in Washington DC. Adam Di Vincenzo left the firm in June 2022.