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Thomas Mueller
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Work Department
Antitrust and Competition ; Antitrust Litigation ; Aviation ; Brussels/EU ; Congressional Investigations ; Cross-Border Investigations and Compliance ; Investigations ; Litigation ; Media and Entertainment
Position
Partner
Chair, Antitrust and Competition Practice Group
Career
Thomas Mueller is chair of WilmerHale’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1992.
Mr. Mueller’s antitrust practice focuses on global cartel enforcement matters, as well as merger and other investigations with transatlantic implications. Having practiced both in Brussels and Washington, Mr. Mueller has insight into antitrust issues on both sides of the Atlantic and has helped steer clients through the difficulties and opportunities created by the closer cooperation between the US and EU authorities. Chambers describes him as “a figure of great stature within criminal and cartel investigation circles” and “a creative strategist, which makes him a perfect choice for this often complicated and rapidly moving area.”
Professional Activities
Mr. Mueller is a member of the International Cartel Task Force in the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center where he taught a course on comparative US and EU competition law.
Memberships
- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Brussels (associate member)
Education
JD, Harvard Law School, 1990
BA, Williams College, 1987
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Cartel
(Hall of Fame)WilmerHale is particularly well versed in supporting clients in multi-jurisdictional cartel proceedings, working together seamlessly with other experts from the firm’s US, European and Asian offices. With a track record of secured non-prosecution agreements and leniency protection, practice chair Thomas Mueller specializes in global cartel enforcement matters, while Jennifer Milici is a name to note for advice on regulatory topics. ‘Excellent attorney’ Steven Cherry recommended for proceedings before trial and appellate courts, including the US Supreme Court, with his expertise extending to government investigations, class actions, and arbitration. Heading the firm’s antitrust practice in New York, David Gringer represents clients in disputes with the DOJ, FTC, state attorneys general offices, claimants and private class plaintiffs. In Los Angeles, Nana Wilberforce advises on price-fixing allegations by both the DOJ and the European Commission, with noted experience in the natural gas, technology, auto parts manufacturing, and financial services segments. Unless stated otherwise, all mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
Acting for major blue-chip corporations in the tech industry, WilmerHale’s antitrust and competition team fields a strong bench of litigators with significant agency expertise that routinely defends leading companies and individuals in the full range of contentious antitrust mandates. Thomas Mueller heads the team and is a seasoned antitrust litigator with a focus on cartel matters; he works alongside FTC trial counsel Jennifer Milici, who focuses on high-stakes litigation in the antitrust space with an emphasis on regulatory issues. On the litigated merger challenge front, Dominic Vote is the name to note, while New York’s David Gringer takes point on cases tried under section 7 of the Clayton Act as well as claims under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. In Boston, Mark Ford handles cases concerning alleged monopolization, price fixing, and bid rigging; his practice also covers IP-related antitrust issues. The ‘excellent‘ Steven Cherry is another key name for class actions, while Perry Lange has a broad antitrust focus that spans merger clearance, investigations, and trials and appeals. Unless otherwise stated, all mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.
United States > Antitrust > Merger control
Fielding a ‘deep bench of attorneys in both the US and Europe’, WilmerHale advises clients on HSR filings and possesses strong contentious capabilities, advising clients across the defense, healthcare, and telecoms. The team is well-positioned to handle transactions requiring multijurisdictional approvals, representing domestic and international clients in agency reviews and challenges. Antitrust chair Thomas Mueller handles all elements of merger clearance with transatlantic implications, while co-head Hartmut Schneider, dual-qualified in the US and Germany, is noted for his experience in the life sciences and tech sectors. Leon Greenfield is praised for his ‘strong analytical skills.’ Lawyers mentioned are based in Washington DC.
Lawyer Rankings
- Cartel United States > Antitrust
- Civil litigation/class actions: defense United States > Antitrust
- Hall of Fame United States > Antitrust > Cartel
- Merger control United States > Antitrust
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Industry focus > Education
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense