Katten's Antitrust and Competition Practice has the depth and experience to advance client litigation and business objectives with insight and efficiency in an increasingly competitive and litigious environment.
Katten attorneys handle the full range of antitrust engagements, including:
- Antitrust litigation
- Civil and criminal government investigations
- Mergers and acquisitions, including joint ventures, competitor collaborations and premerger notification
- Counseling on distribution, pricing, marketing and supplier relations
- Intellectual property competition matters
- Standard setting
- Cross-border and international business operations and transactions
- Risk arbitrage
- Antitrust compliance
- Advice on trade association activities
The firm’s national presence, international experience and broad antitrust backgound ensure effective representation for all of our antitrust clients, whatever their problem. Our attorneys have antitrust experience in dozens of industries, including health care, financial services, industrial products, pharmaceuticals, military and consumer electronics, media and transportation services. We also have extensive experience in foreign antitrust investigations, transactions and business operations, and have established strong relationships with foreign competition lawyers who can be retained quickly when the need for overseas counsel arises.
Our Antitrust and Competition Practice includes several former Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice attorneys, who assist clients in developing efficient strategies to protect their interests in each proceeding. While our goal is always to avoid prosecution, enforcement actions or private litigation against our clients, where necessary Katten attorneys act as powerful advocates—from the first request for information through trial and the appellate courts.
As antitrust counselors, we think outside the box to help clients achieve their strategic goals. These efforts range from structuring transactions and business dealings creatively to minimize antitrust risk, to assisting antitrust enforcement authorities in blocking mergers that could damage our clients’ interests in the marketplace.