Ms Nicole Castle > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
340 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10173-1922
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Antitrust/Competition

Position

Nicole L. Castle provides legal counsel on complex civil and criminal antitrust litigation. She regularly represents clients in complex, multidistrict class action antitrust litigation alleging Sherman Act violations. She also defends mergers and acquisitions before the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Nicole regularly assists clients in developing practical, efficient and cost-effective solutions for the management, production and storage of electronically stored information.

Additionally, Nicole represents clients in government investigations before the FTC and DOJ. Nicole counsels clients on strategies for addressing cartel prosecutions and defenses, from the inception of government investigations to the initiation of civil class action litigation.

She also provides antitrust counseling on transactions, including counseling under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, advising on permissible pre-closing activities, defending transactions before the FTC or DOJ, and responding to Second Requests and Civil Investigative Demands.

Nicole’s experience extends to health care antitrust and pricing and distribution issues. She has represented health care providers in transactions, government investigations and litigation and has defended hospital mergers before the FTC. In addition to healthcare, she has represented clients in a wide variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, consumer products, defense and aerospace and food.

In addition, Nicole is committed to pro bono representation. She has served as a court-appointed guardian ad litem for a child in a custody dispute and has represented pro bono clients seeking guardianship of neglected children.

Lawyer Rankings

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

McDermott Will & Emery LLP offers a full spectrum of antitrust services including work on major class actions, cartel defense and private antitrust litigation and particularly stands out for its representations in the healthcare industry as well as consumer goods and tech. Global head of the antitrust practice Raymond Jacobsen advises on mergers and acquisitions and antitrust litigation in Washington DC and has significant experience in matters in the defense, life sciences and energy space. Michelle Lowery in Los Angeles is well-versed in counseling and litigating high-profile cases in the healthcare, manufacturing, and technology area. Nicole Castle provides legal counsel in criminal and civil multidistrict class action litigation concerning Sherman Act violations in New York. In Chicago, Katharine O’Connor and Stephen Wu focus their practices on complex litigation and investigations brought by regulators in an array of sectors, from healthcare to consumer goods. Former federal regulator and plaintiff’s class action lawyer Lesli Esposito in DC is also a key team member.