Mr John Carroll > Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER
SEVENTEENTH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Work Department

Antitrust and Competition; Healthcare; Litigation

Position

John D. Carroll is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. office.

John’s practice focuses on civil and criminal antitrust matters, including mergers & acquisitions, strategic counseling and compliance, and global cartel investigations, where he represents clients before the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Federal Trade Commission, and international and state antitrust enforcement authorities.

Prior to private practice, John was in the Mergers I Division of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition for several years.  While with the FTC, he investigated, challenged, and negotiated settlements in a number of potentially anti-competitive business combinations in the aerospace, technology, consumer products, defense, healthcare, and pharmaceutical industries and received an Award for Meritorious Service for work on merger litigation.

John frequently speaks and writes on antitrust issues and has held leadership positions in the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law (formerly the Vice-chair of Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Committee and currently a Vice-chair of the Media & Technologies Committee) and the American Health Lawyers Association Antitrust Practice Group (former Social Media Chair).

Memberships

ABA Antitrust Section, Vice-Chair of the Media & Technologies Committee (2021-2022, 2022-2023)

Education

J.D., George Washington University, 2004

B.A., University of Michigan, 2001

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Merger control

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has a prolific record in HSR filings and merger review processes, advising a wide range of businesses and private equity investors on approvals for deals in diverse sectors, with a particularly strong focus on the healthcare space. The team also offers significant agency review and contentious expertise through John Carroll, a former FTC official who represents clients before the DOJ Antitrust Division, FTC, and international and state antitrust enforcement authorities. Bevin Newman specializes in healthcare antitrust matters, advising on merger control cases relating to acquisitions, collaboration agreements, and joint ventures across the sector, while Century City-based David Garcia is a key name for contested mergers, regularly representing hospital and physician groups. Leo Caseria specializes in HSR filings, while special counsel Malika Levarlet focuses on approvals for cross-border transactions. Lawyers are in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.