Carrie Anderson is a partner in Weil’s Washington DC office, where she focuses on antitrust and consumer protection counseling and litigation.
Ms. Anderson has a diverse practice advising clients on antitrust and consumer protection issues in government investigations and private litigation, as well as mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. Her clients operate in a wide range of industries, from consumer products, chemicals, industrial products, and oil and gas, to financial products, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, retail, technology, and entertainment.
Ms. Anderson has extensive experience representing clients in all of the major antitrust venues, including both state and federal courts and federal, state and international competition and consumer protection enforcement agencies. Her ability to develop unique arguments under complex antitrust theories has led her to play a leading role in the defense and overall strategy for many key clients, including large joint defense groups. She also provides general antitrust and consumer protection counseling, such as assisting clients in developing novel strategies for improving compliance programs and mitigating risk.
In 2013, she has was recognized as “very smart and assertive” by Legal 500.
Among Ms. Anderson’s notable representations are:
- Lead counsel for Providence Equity Partners in a private nationwide antitrust class action lawsuit asserting broad ranging antitrust conspiracy claims against Providence and other private equity firms in connection with multi-billion dollar leveraged buyouts dating back to 2003.
- Secured a victory for MovieTickets.com, winning dismissal of all claims in a purported consumer class action filed against MovieTickets and Webloyalty.com, Inc. in the Southern District of California and before the Ninth Circuit
- Lead counsel for Michael Foods, Inc. in an ongoing federal multidistrict antitrust class action asserting numerous conspiracy claims against Michael Foods and a joint defense group including other egg and egg product producers and several industry organizations. Successfully negotiated the closure of a preceding Department of Justice investigation with no action.
- Lead counsel for PACCAR in two federal antitrust lawsuits alleging a complex theory of vertical harm related to alleged conspiracies between PACCAR, other heavy duty truck manufacturers and Eaton Corporation, a manufacturer of transmissions.
- Representing Hilton Worldwide in an ongoing federal multidistrict antitrust class action challenging alleged agreements between online travel companies and hotels regarding the retail prices for online hotel room reservations.
Ms. Anderson previously worked as a summer associate and law clerk with the Federal Trade Commission’s Mergers I division. Prior to her time with the FTC, she participated in the Outstanding Scholars program at the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
Professional Affiliations
Steering Committee Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Antitrust & Trade Committee; Co-Chair, Women’s Bar Association, Career Development Committee; American Bar Association’s Antitrust and Litigation Sections; DC Bar Antitrust and Consumer Law Section Steering Committee.