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06/19/08 Antitrust Partner Receives Achievement Award
Antitrust partner John Shenefield received the AAI Antitrust Achievement Award during the American Antitrust Institute's annual national conference.
06/13/08 Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Morgan Lewis in 19 National Practice Areas
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business features Morgan Lewis as a leading national firm in 19 practice areas.
02/01/08 The Impact of FINSA on Foreign Acquisitions in the U.S., Financier Worldwide
Stephen Paul Mahinka is quoted on the impact of the Foreign Investment and National Security Act (FINSA) on foreign acquisitions in the U.S.
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04/07/08: Paving the Way for Follow-On Private Damages in EU, Competition Law 360
Morgan Lewis featured in Competition Law 360's April 7 guest column. (pdf)

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Nearly 50 professionals dedicated to antitrust law

Representation before competition authorities in the United States, the European Union and its member states, China, and Japan

Experience in senior positions with antitrust enforcement agencies:

  • Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice
  • Director of Office of Policy and Evaluation of the Federal Trade Commission
  • Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission
  • Assistant Chief in the Communications and Finance Section of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice

Honors

Chambers USA 2008 - Recommended in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania for Antitrust

PLCCross-border Competition Handbook 2007/2008 – Recommended in U.S.; Recognized in Washington, D.C.

PLCCross-border Life Sciences Handbook 2007/2008 – Highly Recommended in U.S. for Life Sciences Competition/Antitrust

The Legal 500: Europe 2007 – Recommended for EU, Competition, and Distribution in France

Décideurs’ M&A Guide and Directory 2007 – Recommended for Merger Control: EU and French Antitrust Law

Global Competition Review – Recognized in the 8th edition of GCR 100

Competition Law 360 – Named among top ten antitrust firms in U.S. and ranking fifth in terms of growth

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01/19/06 FTC Raises Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Effective February 17, 2006

LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust

Effective on February 17, 2006, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will raise the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds. The new rules include an increase in the size-of-transaction tes... more

2006 Antitrust Treatment of Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements: The Need for Context and Fidelity to First Principles, Federal Circuit Bar Journal, Vol. 15

Outside Publications | Article
Willard Tom

12/22/05 European Commission Invites Comment on Proposed Article 82 Exclusionary Abuses

LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust

On December 19, the European Commission released its long-awaited discussion paper on "exclusionary abuses" under Article 82 of the EC treaty. Article 82, which is analogous to Section 2 of the Sherman Act, pro... more

December 2005 Is Securities Fraud Actionable Under the Antitrust Laws?, Wall Street Lawyer

Outside Publications | Article
Jonathan Rich

October 2005 Morgan Lewis on Competition
October 2005

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Competition
Antitrust

In this Issue:

  • Appeals Court Decision in Three Tenors Case Leaves PolyGram Singing the Blues: ... more

Fall/Winter 2005 A Field Guide to Antitrust Issues in Standard Setting and Patent Pooling, Competition: The Journal of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California, Vol. 14, No. 2

Outside Publications | Article
Willard Tom

09/30/05 Second Circuit Holds That Antitrust Laws Apply to Underwriter Syndicates

LawFlash/Client Alert | Securities Industry FYI
Securities Industry

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York decided on Wednesday that antitrust laws apply to underwriter syndicates.

The plaintiffs in the IPO case allege that the defendants, prominent underwriter... more

July 2005 Morgan Lewis on Competition
July 2005

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Competition
Antitrust

In this Issue:

  • Antitrust Modernization Commission Gets to Work: The Antitrust Modernization Commission ... more

06/21/05 Thinking Creatively About Antitrust Remedies; Appearing on Panel: Class Action Remedy Workshop, presented at The American Antitrust Institute, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Scott Stempel

June 2005 Acquiring US Business: Anticipating Antitrust Filings and Avoiding "Gun Jumping" Risk, American British Business

Outside Publications | Article
Harry Robins, Michael Pedrick

05/24/05 Defining the "Market" and Its Effect on Antitrust Analysis of Pharmaceutical Company Conduct and Transactions presented at the American Conference Institute; In-House Consul Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust, in Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Scott Stempel

05/24/05 Pharmaceutical Industry Mergers: Anticipating Antitrust Issues and Surviving the Investigation, presented at the American Conference Institute In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Stephen Mahinka

March 2005 Morgan Lewis on Competition
March 2005

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Competition
Antitrust

In this Issue:

  • New Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules Regarding Reporting Thresholds and Non-Corporate Entities Finalized: The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust and Improve... more

01/25/05 Supreme Court Ruling in Booker/Fanfan Suggests Changes in Antitrust Sentencing in 2005

LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Antitrust

On January 12, 2005, the Supreme Court reversed 20 years of federal sentencing practices in two opinions that nullified the requirement that judges find facts to increase sentences after a jury verdict or guilty plea.more

January 2005 Räumliche Marktabgrenzung in der deutschen Fusionskontrolle - Zugleich eine Anmerkung zum BGH-Beschluss Staubsaugerbeutelmarkt [The geographic scope of relevant markets in German merger control], Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb

Outside Publications | Article
Jürgen Beninca

December 2004 Extraterritoriale Anwendung US-amerikanischen Kartellrechts, zugleich eine Besprechung von F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagram S.A. [Extra-territorial application of U.S. Antitrust laws], Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb

Outside Publications | Article
Jürgen Beninca

November 2004 Morgan Lewis on Competition
November 2004

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Competition
Antitrust

In this Issue:

  • Practice Alert! Know Your Obligations to Preserve Electronic Data: There is a growing bo... more

November 2004 Licensing in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Strategies and Questions Regarding Antitrust Premerger Notification, FDLI Update

Outside Publications | Article
Harry Robins, Stephen Mahinka

October 2004 Morgan Lewis on Competition
October 2004

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Competition
Antitrust

In this Issue:

  • FTC Consent Settlements Continue Close Scrutiny of Pharmaceutical Industry: Two recent F... more

09/10/04 Court Raises Bar for Market Definition in Oracle/PeopleSoft Decision

LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
Willard Tom

On September 9, 2004, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker handed the Department of Justice (DOJ) a major defeat by rejecting its attempt to enjoin Oracle Corporation from acquiring PeopleSoft, Inc. In doing... more

2004 Manual of Foreign Investment in the United States, Third Edition, Co-author

Outside Publications | Book
John Shenefield

July 2004 Morgan Lewis on Competition
July 2004

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Competition
John Shenefield, Jürgen Beninca, Willard Tom

In this Issue:

  • Antitrust Partners Among Morgan Lewis Attorneys Identified in Prestigious Chambers Leadership Directorymore

Summer 2004 Coherence or Confusion: The Future of the Global Antitrust Conversation, The Antitrust Bulletin

Outside Publications | Article
John Shenefield

06/24/04 New Tools for Antitrust Prosecutors: President Signs Bill that Increases Sentences and Encourages Cooperation

LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
John Everett, Jr.

 

06/15/04 Supreme Court Says U.S. Courts Cannot Hear Claims Brought by Foreign Victims of Cartels

LawFlash/Client Alert | Antitrust LawFlash
John Shenefield, Peter Halle, Jonathan Rich

On June 14, 2005, the United States Supreme Court held unanimously that foreign victims of a cartel cannot sue the cartel members in U.S. courts for damages caused by transactions that occurred abroad. The Cour... more