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 is reputable among a wide range of businesses and private equity investors for its capacity to handle large and prolific flow of HSR filings and domestic and cross-border merger proceedings. The firm combines its active merger work with contentious and litigation expertise, representing clients in fields such as healthcare, energy, tech and manufacturing sectors. Antitrust co-chair Leo Caseria represents clients in complex merger-related litigation, while fellow co-chair Ann O’Brien, who joined the team from BakerHostetler, specializes in criminal and civil government antitrust investigations and litigation. John Carroll advises clients on US and international merger control processes, as well as government investigations. Attorneys mentioned are based in Washington DC.