Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust cases and compliance efforts involve high stakes for Orrick’s clients around the world. We represent clients in antitrust-related matters from Australia to Germany, and in the United States, from state to federal courts and other regulatory agencies.

Our lawyers bring direct experience from working in the offices of U.S. state attorney generals, the Federal Trade Commission, and the United States Department of Justice.

Our antitrust team has the in-depth resources and skill to respond quickly to the full range of issues faced by large and small client companies alike. Our industry experience includes transportation, biotechnology, chemical manufacturing, technology, and financial services.

We have extensive experience in the area of criminal and civil cartel enforcement cases in the United States and Europe. We also are regularly involved in defense and plaintiff representations in business-versus-business antitrust cases, including dozens of class actions in the vitamins and securities industries.

Some of our recent client retentions involved federal, state, Canadian, and European merger reviews. We have achieved successful patent settlements in the electronics, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, we have represented clients in Robinson-Patman and state law price discrimination litigation involving household consumer products.