Paul Hastings LLP's practice is strong in disputes where strategy, trial skill, and enforcement agency insight matter most. Based in in Washington, DC, the team is co-chaired by Michael Murray and Ryan Phair and benefits from rare senior government experience alongside proven courtroom leadership. Murray’s tenure as principal deputy assistant attorney general at the DOJ brings insight into enforcement priorities, while Phair anchors the practice with a focus on antitrust trials. The wider bench adds depth, with Craig Lee’s cartel and criminal defense background and Joshua Soven’s strength in mergers, investigations, and strategic counseling before the DOJ and FTC. Taken together, the team consistently delivers in the antitrust market.
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Key clients
- CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel)
- SAP
- 25+ of the largest hospital systems in the U.S.
- Fox News
- Align Technologies
- NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Guild Mortgage
- Sunbelt Rentals
- Chick-fil-A, Inc.
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
- CACI
- Linet Americas, Inc.
Work highlights
Representing 25+ of the largest and most important hospital systems in the United States, including well-known health systems, children’s hospitals, religious non-profits, state-run university health systems, award-winning research hubs, and specialized cancer treatment centers, in connection with a significant and high-profile antitrust challenge to the structure and operation of the entire Blue Cross Blue Shield Network.
Currently representing SAP in “bet the company” antitrust litigation arising out of the company’s movement of its core products to the cloud.
Practice head
Michael Murray; Ryan Phair
Other key lawyers
Craig Lee; Joshua Soven