Rachel Brass > Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Offices
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
CALIFORNIA
United States
Rachel Brass

Work Department
Antitrust and Competition
Position
Rachel Brass’s practice covers domestic and international competition matters, class actions and appeals. She has significant experience in international cartel matters, mergers and acquisitions, grand jury investigations and other global antitrust investigations and litigation. She represents clients across industries, including technology, auto parts, franchising, package delivery, transportation, medical, agriculture, and retail.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Cartel
Skilled in handling complex cartel matters, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is well-equipped to advise clients on investigations, DOJ and FTC enforcement actions, and compliance issues. The team operates across a broad range of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, retail, and high-tech. At the helm of the practice is a trio of experts: San Francisco-based Rachel Brass, a former FTC Deputy Director with extensive experience in international investigations, having represented clients before authorities including the FTC, DOJ, European Commission, Korean Fair Trade Commission, and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; Stephen Weissman, recognized for his experience assisting clients in investigations by multiple enforcement agencies; and Cynthia Richman, who is noted for her work in DOJ grand jury investigations and defending clients in state and federal courts. Adding further depth, Scott Hammond and Jeremy Robison are key figures for multinational clients involved in cartel investigations outside the US and EU. Robison focuses on matters like price-fixing, bid-rigging, and no-poach agreements, while Hammond is a trusted advisor for crisis management. Attorneys are based in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.
United States > Antitrust > Merger control
The antitrust and competition team at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP supports high-profile, large scale clients including Amazon, Apple and the National Football League in their complex, significant merger clearance matters. It regularly works with colleagues internationally, including teams in Europe, in securing clearance for multijurisdictional deals. Rachel Brass, Stephen Weissman, and Cynthia Richman co-head the team. Brass, based in San Francisco, focuses her practice on antitrust investigations and litigation, while in Washington DC Weissman regularly represents clients in investigations before the FTC and Department of Justice, and Richman is a go-to for clients in the tech sector, network industries, and digital platforms space. Also in DC, Michael Perry‘s practice spans the healthcare and life sciences, energy, and tech industries.
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
(Leading partners)Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher boasts a leading antitrust practice with expertise in private competition litigation, appeals, and class actions. The team also advises on investigations and is pivotal in facilitating its clients’ key transactions. Its enviable client roster includes blue-chip companies from the pharma, real estate, sports, TMT, and food and beverage sectors. Rachel Brass and Stephen Weissman co-chair the practice from San Francisco and Washington DC respectively. Brass has extensive experience in high-stakes competition litigation across all levels of the US justice system. Weissman is a distinguished advocate for domestic and international companies facing antitrust litigation brought by the FTC and DOJ. Operating out of Los Angeles, Daniel G. Swanson is a skilled trial and appellate lawyer with expertise in monopolization, abuse of dominance, and price-fixing cases. In Washington, DC, co-chair Cynthia Richman bolsters the team with her deep knowledge of cartel investigations and class action matters. Also in DC, Joshua Lipton manages antitrust and consumer protection litigations in state and federal courts.
Lawyer Rankings
- Cartel United States > Antitrust
- Civil litigation/class actions: defense United States > Antitrust
- Leading partners United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Merger control United States > Antitrust
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Fintech