Antitrust Cartel and Investigations
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Weil has represented major global corporations, individuals, and associations across a broad range of industries in the most significant cartel investigations and litigations over the past 25 years, including:
- generic pharmaceuticals
- e-books
- vitamins
- auto parts
- LCD
- orthopedic implants
- milk
- helicopter services
- clothing fasteners
- MSG
- CRT
- capacitors
- crop inputs
- freight forwarding
- military insignia
- air cargo
- auction houses
- carbon fiber
Cartel investigation capabilities
We routinely represent clients across all phases of domestic and global antitrust investigations, including U.S. DOJ criminal investigations—from “dawn raids,” to grand jury subpoena compliance, to investigation defense, leniency applications, and—U.S. state Attorneys General investigations, and global, multi-jurisdictional investigations led by multiple agencies. Our attorneys also defend clients in sophisticated and high-stakes class actions, U.S. state Attorneys’ General lawsuits, and other private follow-on litigations that follow from cartel investigations. We:
- Help make key early strategic decisions on whether to seek leniency or otherwise cooperate in the United States or other jurisdictions;
- Develop a working relationship with government lawyers to best defend the client’s interest;
- Coordinate with counsel in other jurisdictions to ensure consistency in defense strategy, themes and arguments;
- Make careful strategy calls in criminal cases so as to preserve optionality and protect the defense in any civil litigations and investigations in other jurisdictions; and
- Work with clients to proactively address compliance issues to reduce the likelihood of repeat violations.
The Weil team has consistently secured favorable results in proceedings, earning the practice recognition among the top cartel defense firms in the world by Global Competition Review and Legal 500. We have exceptional credibility with the courts and agencies most directly involved in investigations and criminal defense.
Our global reach: The “Hot Spots”
Weil has coordinated international cartel defense in many of the leading “hot spot” jurisdictions for enforcement, from leniency applications to investigatory procedures. Where we do not have offices, we have cultivated long-standing relationships with experienced cartel counsel to enable us to advise clients in all the major jurisdictions around the globe, including:
- Brazil
- Canada
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- European Union
- Japan
- Korea
- Australia
- Switzerland
Key Contacts
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Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Ranked a Top-Ranked Tier 1 Firm for Antitrust in the U.S. Award Brief — Benchmark Litigation 2022
- Eric Hochstadt Named 2019 "Rising Star" Award Brief — New York Law Journal
- Jeff White Named 2018 Rising Star for Antitrust/Competition by Law360 Award Brief — Law360 2018
- Weil Named “Antitrust Firm of the Year” Award Brief — Legal Media Group’s Sixth Annual Life Sciences Awards, 2018
- David Lender and Eric Hochstadt Named AmLaw’s Litigators of the Week Award Brief — The Am Law Litigation Daily April 2018
Speaking Engagements
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Novel Theories of How Mergers Harm Competition
Speaker(s):
Megan A. Granger
November 14, 2023 — Weil Antitrust partner Megan Granger participated on a panel at Global Competition Review’s 2023 Women in Antitrust conference entitled “Novel Theories of How Mergers Harm Competition”. The panel discussed the increased evaluation of mergers by global competition authorities under new theories about how they are likely to lessen competition.
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Unlocking Antitrust – Updates on Merger Enforcement
Speaker(s):
Carla A. R. Hine
November 1, 2023 — Weil Antitrust counsel Carla Hine served as a panelist at an event hosted by the NYU Law School Antitrust & Competition Law Society and the NYU Center on Civil Justice to discuss the state and direction of US merger law and enforcement.
Latest Thinking
- Antitrust Enforcement in Trump’s Second Term: Policy Changes, Enforcement Priorities, and Leadership Turnover Alert — Antitrust — By Megan A. Granger, Adam C. Hemlock, Eric S. Hochstadt, Brianne Kucerik, Michael Moiseyev, Jeffrey H. Perry, Jasmine Rosner, Kristin Sanford, John E. Scribner, Mark Seidman and Jeff L. White — PDF — November 18, 2024
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division Finalize Joint Merger Guidelines Alert — Antitrust — By Michael Moiseyev, Kristin Sanford, John E. Scribner, Anne Corbett and Geneva Torsilieri Hardesty — PDF — January 08, 2024
- Let’s Keep Talking: Major UK Merger Procedural Reforms Promise Better Engagement And Transparency For Complex Deals Alert — Antitrust — By Jenine Hulsmann, Nafees Saeed, Bella Spring, Jenny Patroclou and Hannah Bannister — PDF — December 2023
- To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency Publication — Harvard Business Review — By Chris Chapman and Chris Thomas — November 29, 2023
- FTC Challenges Alleged “Roll Up” and Other Anticompetitive Conduct by Sponsor and Portfolio Company Alert — Antitrust — By Adam C. Hemlock, Megan A. Granger and Katya Dajani — PDF — September 28, 2023
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs in Completion of its $440M Strategic Investment in BrightNight Deal Brief — October 07, 2024
- Weil Gains Global Elite Ranking in the GCR 100 2024 Firm Announcement — December 18, 2023