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
Guides and Resources, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Guides and Resources
- Cybersecurity for the C-Level: Mergers & Acquisitions — PDF — September 02, 2014
Speaking Engagements
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ABA International Law Section 2024 Annual Conference
Speaker(s):
Adé Heyliger
May 9, 2024 — Washington, DC — Weil Public Company Advisory Group partner Adé Heyliger is speaking on a panel titled "Preparing for the Unexpected: Understanding the Divisive Issues Framework" as part of the ABA International Law Section 2024 Annual Conference.
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The Robinson-Patman Act: The Potential Revival of a Controversial Law from the Dustbins of History
Speaker(s):
Yehudah L. Buchweitz
May 2, 2024 — New York, NY — Weil Complex Commercial Litigation partner Yehudah Buchweitz led a panel discussion entitled “The Robinson-Patman Act: The Potential Revival of a Controversial Law from the Dustbins of History,” at Practising Law Institute’s “Developments in Antitrust Law & Regulation 2024.” The panel touched on the history of the Robinson-Patman Act, key considerations in bringing and defending against claims under it, and the dynamics between the Robinson-Patman Act and other antitrust laws
Latest Thinking
- Updates to the UK Takeover Code Publication — By Michael Francies, David Avery-Gee, Murray Cox, Sarah Flaherty, Ian Hamilton and Jack Gray — May 03, 2024
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IRS Issues Final Regulations for Foreign Investment in Qualified Investment Entities (REITs and RICs)
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Devon Bodoh,
Greg Featherman and
Jonathan Vita
— April 29, 2024
On April 24, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Treasury Department issued final regulations (T.D. 9992) under section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code,” and such final regulations, the “Final Regulations”) detailing, among other things, whether a qualified investment entity (“QIE”) is domestically controlled for purposes of section 897(h)(2) of the Code (the “DC-QIE Exception”), and providing much needed clarification regarding the proper classification of qualified foreign pension funds (“QFPFs”) and entities wholly owned by one or more QFPFs (“QCEs”) for purposes of the DC-QIE Exception. ...
- Effect on Private Funds of Recent DOL Amendments to ERISA’s Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM) Exemption Alert — Private Funds — By Sarah Downie — PDF — April 29, 2024
- Navigating Cybersecurity Reporting Obligations in the EU and the UK Alert — By Barry Fishley and Chloe Kite — PDF — April 2024
- A Divided FTC Issues Final Rule on Non-Competes – Caution is Warranted Although the Rule May Not Survive Legal Challenges Alert — Weil Alert — By John P. Barry, Jeffrey H. Perry, Eric S. Hochstadt and Mark A. Perry — PDF — April 24, 2024
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review of Religious Liberty Case for Rastafarian Inmate in Louisiana Litigation Win — May 07, 2024
- Weil Advises Pacific Avenue Capital Partners in its Acquisition of Sogefi’s Filtration Business Deal Brief — May 07, 2024