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Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust and Business Law Sections

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
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Tonya E. Oliver
Associate

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Email: toliver@morganlewis.com
Washington, D.C.
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
Phone: 202.739.5239
Fax: 202.739.3001

Tonya E. Oliver is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Antitrust Practice. Ms. Oliver's practice focuses on antitrust counseling and litigation. She represents clients in civil and criminal antitrust matters on both the state and federal level, and she has defended clients in white collar matters involving allegations of healthcare fraud and insider trading.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Oliver was employed at the Federal Trade Commission as a merger investigator, where she worked on several high-profile investigations, including the Intel matter. Ms. Oliver also served as a judicial intern for Judge Ricardo M. Urbina of the U.S. District Court for the District Columbia.

Ms. Oliver received her J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 2001, where she was a senior staff member of the American Bar Association-sponsored Administrative Law Review. She received her B.A. from Trinity University in 1996.

Ms. Oliver is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Selected Representations

Private Practice Civil Matters:

  • Defended major pharmaceutical company in antitrust class action matter involving monopolization claims
  • Defended producer of agricultural commodity in connection with monopolization claims
  • Defended satellite/cable networks against antitrust dispute involving exclusive licensing agreements
  • Established client relationship with major real estate brokerage firm and defended against fraud and breach of contract allegations, including successful settlement negotiation
  • Represented shareholders in case involving allegations of fraud and conspiracy related to sham employees on company's payroll

Government Enforcement Actions:

  • Represented major bank in SEC investigation involving allegations of accounting fraud
  • Defended brokerage firm in SEC investigation involving allegations of illegal trading

White Collar Defense:

  • Defended high-profile individual against multiple conspiracy, insider trading, and obstruction charges in the Southern District of Ohio (member of trial team)
  • Represented targets and subjects of antitrust grand jury investigations

Counseling; Merger Review/Investigations:

  • Counseled major trade association and draft joint-venture and co-location agreements in view of potential antitrust implications
  • Serveded as firmwide Hart-Scott-Rodino contact and coordinated filings with the FTC and DOJ
  • Coordinated and prepared response to second requests

Education

  • American University, Washington College of Law, 2001, J.D.
  • Trinity University, Washington, 1996, B.A.