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Timothy Cornell

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Position

Tim Cornell is a partner and head of Clifford Chance’s U.S. Antitrust practice, based in Washington, DC. Building on two decades of antitrust experience, he leads the U.S. team on advising global clients on complex antitrust matters including government, civil and criminal antitrust investigations, merger clearances, the regulatory review of mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and technology licensing, supply and distribution agreements, joint venture formation, and the adoption of antitrust best practices.

Tim has advocated on behalf of dozens of clients before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the federal courts and is also a thought leader in the antitrust community on a variety of issues. Tim leads the Clifford Chance veterans affinity group, CliffVets, in the United States.

Education

United States Naval Academy (B.S.) 1992
Georgetown University Law School (J.D.) 2000
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2001
Joined Clifford Chance 2009
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the District of Columbia 2010
Partner since 2015

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United States > Antitrust > Merger control

‘Particularly adept at litigating cases at the FTC and by the DOJ in merger-related investigations’, the merger control practice at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is made up of antitrust litigators handling the full range of analysis, HSR filings and second requests, and litigation. Its work advising Albertsons on the antitrust aspects of its acquisition by Kroger has been a standout example of this. Antitrust and competition co-chair Ted Hassi is ‘clear and decisive’ in his work with large scale clients including Toyota Motor Corporation, Reddit, and Gentiva, while New York-based co-chair Michael Schaper  is a particular go-to for clients in the media sector. Leah Martin brings ‘great trial instincts’ to a practice spanning civil and criminal investigations, and merger clearance for transactions reviewed by U.S. antitrust agencies. The team was bolstered in May 2024 by the addition of Tim Cornell, formerly of Clifford Chance. All attorneys based in Washington DC unless otherwise indicated.

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