Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher boasts a leading antitrust practice with expertise in private competition litigation, appeals, and class actions. The team also advises on investigations and is pivotal in facilitating its clients’ key transactions. Its enviable client roster includes blue-chip companies from the pharma, real estate, sports, TMT, and food and beverage sectors. Rachel Brass and Stephen Weissman co-chair the practice from San Francisco and Washington DC respectively. Brass has extensive experience in high-stakes competition litigation across all levels of the US justice system. Weissman is a distinguished advocate for domestic and international companies facing antitrust litigation brought by the FTC and DOJ. Operating out of Los Angeles, Daniel G. Swanson is a skilled trial and appellate lawyer with expertise in monopolization, abuse of dominance, and price-fixing cases. In Washington, DC, co-chair Cynthia Richman bolsters the team with her deep knowledge of cartel investigations and class action matters. Also in DC, Joshua Lipton manages antitrust and consumer protection litigations in state and federal courts.
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Key clients

  • Pioneer Natural Resources Company
  • Hartford Healthcare
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • RealPage
  • AbbVie
  • Amazon
  • Community Health Systems
  • SES S.A.
  • National Football League
  • Apple

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Daniel Swanson

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Practice head

Rachel Brass; Cynthia Richman; Stephen Weissman

Other key lawyers

Scott Hammond; Joshua Lipton; Kristen Limarzi; Jeremy Robison; Daniel Swanson; Samuel Liversidge; Jay Srinivasan; Christopher Dusseault; Caeli Higney; Ashley Johnson; Gregg Costa; Betty Yang; Liz Ryan; Michael Perry