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Fiona Schaeffer

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Position

Partner, Antitrust Group

Career

Fiona Schaeffer is an international antitrust lawyer with over 25 years of experience practicing on both sides of the Atlantic. Clients entrust Ms. Schaeffer with the defense of “bet-the-company” criminal and civil cases as well as their most complex transactions. She counsels clients in a variety of industries, with a particular depth of experience in healthcare, financial services, energy, media and communications.

Ms. Schaeffer regularly represents clients in FTC and DOJ investigations and follow on class actions in the US and internationally. She also counsels clients on optimizing intellectual property rights and licensing, distribution and marketing practices without creating unnecessary legal risks. Ms. Schaeffer began her legal career in the UK, and has appeared before courts and regulators throughout the EU as well as other significant antitrust enforcement agencies around the world.

Memberships

Ms. Schaeffer is the Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law, former Chair of the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee of the New York City Bar Association and member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Cartel

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Led by New York’s Fiona Schaeffer, Milbank‘s team is adept at multi-jurisdictional criminal and civil investigations, as well as follow-on litigation as part of its broad antitrust offering. In Washington, Adam Di Vincenzo comfortably handles matters before enforcement authorities in the US and internationally, while Richard Parker and Grant Bermann are experienced trial lawyers.

United States > Antitrust > Merger control

Fielding a team of ‘top-notch antitrust partners’, the ‘thriving’ practice at Milbank is active on domestic and cross-border deals across a range of industries and possesses the ability to handle HSR filings alongside agency investigations and challenges. The practice is steered by the ‘highly effective’ Fiona Schaeffer in the New York office, who is noted for her expertise across the full spectrum of antitrust issues, ranging from criminal investigations and civil litigation to M&A and joint ventures. Washington DC-based Adam Di Vincenzo focuses on representing clients in government reviews of mergers, antitrust investigations, and litigation. The team has been bolstered with the arrival of ‘fantastic litigator’ Richard Parker from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, adding significant experience in contentious regulatory investigations and enforcement actions relating to mergers to the team. Additionally, Grant Bermann joined from the DOJ, further deepening the team’s agency experience.

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