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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Corporate Governance – A Master Class 2024
Speaker(s):
Adé Heyliger
April 25, 2024 — New York, NY — Weil Public Company Advisory Group partner Adé Heyliger moderated a panel titled “Continued Focus on the Nominating and Governance Committee” as part of PLI’s Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2024.
- The Merger Control Forum 2024: Examining Recent Cases in Big Tech and Digital Markets Speaker(s): Niklas Maydell — April 18, 2024 — Central London
Latest Thinking
- 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
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Here We Go – Excise Tax Proposed Regulations Largely “NSYNC” with Notice 2023-2
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Devon Bodoh,
Graham Magill,
Blake Bitter and
Grant Solomon
— April 23, 2024
On April 9, 2024, the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued two sets of proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) regarding the application of the section 4501 excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock (the “Excise Tax”) and the reporting and payment of such taxes. The Proposed Regulations generally follow the approach of Notice 2023-2 (the “Notice”), which was issued on Dec. 27, 2022, with some clarifications and modifications. For a further discussion of the Notice, see “Notice 2023-2: Proposed Guidance on the Stock Buyback Excise Tax” posted on December 29, 2022. ...
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Quarterly Review of Corporate Governance and Public Company Disclosure Developments
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Adé Heyliger,
Alicia Alterbaum and
Rachel Alpert
— April 16, 2024
In this quarterly newsletter, we highlight key developments related to the following recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rulemakings: View the entire Governance & Securities Alert.
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... - After the Supreme Court’s Macquarie Decision, are Public Companies Off the Hook for their MD&A Trends Disclosures? Alert — Capital Markets — By Corey Chivers, Leigh Dannhauser, Alexander D. Lynch, Howard B. Dicker and Evert J. Christensen — PDF — April 16, 2024
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Lawyers Shortlisted at IFLR1000’s 2024 Women in Business Law EMEA Awards Firm Announcement — April 26, 2024
- Benjamin Marks Honored at 2024 Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards Firm Announcement — April 26, 2024