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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Offices
115 F STREET, N.W
WASHINGTON D.C. 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr John Terzaken
Work Department
Litigation/Antitrust
Position
Global Co-Chair of the Firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice, John represents clients involved in government enforcement of antitrust, fraud and other white collar violations, as well as related follow-on civil litigation. His experience spans market sector investigations and litigation in all major industries. John previously served as the Director of Criminal Enforcement for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he oversaw the Division’s criminal enforcement and litigation nationwide. He has earned awards of distinction from the Attorney General of the United States and the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division. In addition to authoring an annual Global Cartel Enforcement Report published by Simpson Thacher, he regularly writes and speaks on antitrust matters for industry publications and events, including serving as the Co-Editor of The Cartels and Leniency Review.
Career
Partner, Simpson Thacher. Former Director of Criminal Enforcement in Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review; B.A., American University, magna cum laude.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Cartel
(Hall of Fame)Fielding a deep bench of former enforcement attorneys, prosecutors, and trial lawyers from the FTC and DOJ, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s antitrust and trade regulation practice is equipped to support clients from industries such as software, transportation, defense, insurance, and advises on the full spectrum of cartel matters, including internal investigations, leniency programs, criminal and regulatory investigations and advice on dawn raids. Covering allegations of price fixing, market allocation, bid rigging, and no-poach, conduct among others, the team is jointly headed by Peter Guryan in New York, John Terzaken, and Sara Razi. Engaged by clients from all major industries, Terzaken handles antitrust enforcement matters as part of his diverse white-collar practice, while Abram Ellis is a name to note for cartel-related civil litigation. Representing multinational corporations, independent board committees, and senior executives in investigations by federal and state enforcement regulators is a key area of work for Jeffrey Knox. Unless stated otherwise, all lawyers are based in Washington DC.
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
With a deep bench comprised of ‘strategic thinkers,’ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advises a broad range of sectors, including, but not limited to food, chemicals and healthcare on their approaches to civil antitrust litigation and dealings with the FTC across issues such as monopolization, tying and price fixing. The practice is led by a five-person team, with New York’s Peter Guryan counting a number of prominent private equity houses among his clients, and both he and Washington DC’s Sara Razi represent clients in litigation against the DOJ and FTC, with DC-based John Terzaken handling civil litigation occurring as a result of regulatory proceedings. Lynn Neuner and Jonathan Youngwood co-chair the firm’s litigation practice out of New York, assisting with civil antitrust disputes. Washington DC-based Abram Ellis, described by a client as a ‘good strategist,’ is noted for his work defending class actions and antitrust disputes concerning financial instruments and the healthcare sector.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Antitrust > Cartel
- Cartel United States > Antitrust
- Civil litigation/class actions: defense United States > Antitrust
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Project finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Finance > Fintech