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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Offices
1775 I STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20006-2401
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Robert B. Bell

Career
Robert B. Bell is a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed. He is a former clerk to US Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White and US District Court Judge Thomas A. Flannery. Robert has wide experience securing antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions from both the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, and in representing companies and individuals in criminal and civil antitrust matters. He also regularly counsels clients on matters involving antitrust litigation and provides antitrust counseling on issues ranging from competitor collaborations to vertical distribution arrangements. His experience covers a wide array of industry sectors, including imaging, communications, defense, entertainment, manufacturing, mining, chemicals and transportation.
Education
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1980, Order of the Coif., Editor, Stanford Journal of International Studies
University of Cambridge, M.A., Economics, 1977
Dartmouth College, B.A., 1975, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Merger control
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP handles the full range of merger-related issues, including clearance filings, regulatory reviews and investigations, and representing clients against DOJ and FTC challenges. The firm has strong international expertise, including knowledge of antitrust regulations in China and Europe, and also offers a strong specialism to clients in the pharmaceutical, electronics, media & entertainment, and financial services industries. The Washington DC-based team is led by William J. Kolasky, a former deputy assistant Attorney General at the DOJ Antitrust Division, who has a successful record in merger clearances. Robert B. Bell is another key name, and combines merger control advice with regular work in government investigations. Philip Giordano continues to be active, and is currently representing ANI Pharmaceuticals in its high-profile pending acquisition of Novitium Pharma.
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Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Tax > International tax
- International Trade > International trade
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense