Milbank

Litigation & Arbitration Group

Partner

Mr. Weingarten is a seasoned trial lawyer who has served as first chair trial counsel and lead counsel in federal courts and federal agency administrative proceedings. He has significant experience in antitrust matters, both conduct and merger related, including most recently serving as first chair trial counsel representing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in federal court and administrative proceedings challenging anticompetitive mergers and conduct. He also has experience litigating competition matters across industries, with a focus on the healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology sectors.

James held various other positions at the FTC after joining the agency in 2017. In those roles, he investigated and litigated significant merger and non-merger matters on behalf of the government. He litigated with state attorneys general and coordinated with foreign regulators. These experiences equip him not only to litigate on behalf of clients, but also to advise them on government merger and business practice investigations.

He is the Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section of Civil Practice and Procedure Committee.

James graduated from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 2007, and from Yale College, magna cum laude, in 2001. After law school, he clerked with Judge Danny Boggs on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.