John Clayton Everett, Jr.

Partner

John Clay Everett, Jr. is a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Antitrust Practice. Mr. Everett’s practice spans a wide range of antitrust matters, from civil and criminal antitrust litigation, to representing clients in merger and non-merger investigations before the FTC and DOJ, to counseling clients in diverse industries on a wide variety of practices.

Mr. Everett has litigated some of the largest and most complex antitrust class actions of the last 10 years. These class actions include In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, In re Methionine Antitrust Litigation, Sniado v. Bank Austria AG, et al., Empagran, SA. v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd., et al., In re Children’s Ibuprofen Antitrust Litigation, In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation, In re Methyl-Methacrylate Antitrust Litigation, In re Air Cargo Antitrust Litigation, In re Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. Antitrust Litigation, and In re Fasteners Antitrust Litigation.

Mr. Everett’s practice has a particular focus on counseling and litigating issues at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust counterclaims asserted in patent litigation and has written and spoken extensively on the application of the U.S. antitrust laws to the acquisition, licensing, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. In 2003, Mr. Everett co-chaired the ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s Holmes Group Task Force: Status Report on Developments Relating to the Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Everett also maintains an active practice before the FTC and the U.S. Department of Justice, representing clients in criminal and civil investigations and securing approval of mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Everett is active in the leadership of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law. He is currently a member of the editorial board for the ABA’s forthcoming Fourth Edition of State Antitrust Practice and Statutes and previously served as chair’s assistant and chair elect’s assistant.

Mr. Everett is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, as well as various federal courts.