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Antitrust Investigations

Experience in Grand Jury Cartel Investigations

  • Defended a large Japanese auto parts company in multiple investigations in the US and coordinated defense in various other jurisdictions

  • Represented a global manufacturer of commodity chemicals in a civil antitrust case and related grand jury investigation alleging that our client conspired to fix prices of polyurethane chemicals; the investigation was terminated without any indictments

  • Defended a large Japanese competitor and coordinated defense of company in the U.S., Canada and the European Commission in the DRAM investigation; negotiated the first ever settlement agreement with the EC; obtained non-prosecution agreement from DOJ

  • Represented multiple large Japanese defendants in U.S. grand jury investigations and Canadian investigation as well as US and Canadian follow-on civil litigation of flash and SRAM memory chips. No charges brought against clients

  • Represented large Japanese lithium ion battery company in grand jury investigation and follow on litigation; no charges brought against client

  • Represented a Japanese company in investigations and civil litigation of optical disc drives

  • Represent a senior executive of large tuna fish producer

  • Represented medical diagnostics company in FTC investigation involving allegations of exclusive dealing; resolved investigation with a favorable consent order

  • Represented a housing data licensing company before the FTC in support of a compliance investigation that led to a remedy imposed only once before

  • Represented pharmaceutical companies before FTC in connection with settlement of patent litigation

  • Represented an airline in In re Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litigation, an MDL putative class action alleging that the major airlines conspired to restrict domestic capacity, as well as parallel federal and state investigations and litigation in Canada

  • Represented AirTran Airways, Inc. in a DOJ investigation alleging that AirTran and Delta conspired on first bag fees.  In subsequent civil litigation, V&E won summary judgment in favor of AirTran, which the Eleventh Circuit summarily affirmed in March 2018

  • Represented a publicly traded energy partnership in an FTC investigation of its proposed acquisition of a petroleum pipeline operator; the FTC investigation was concluded and the transaction closed, forming the largest publicly traded energy partnership in the United States, with an enterprise value of more than $26 billion

  • Represented a leading U.S. internet services company in global dominance investigations and counseling matters

  • Defended a large Japanese auto parts company in multiple investigations in the US and coordinated defense in various other jurisdictions

  • Defended a large Japanese competitor and coordinated defense of company in the U.S., Canada and the European Commission in the DRAM investigation; negotiated the first ever settlement agreement with the EC; obtained non-prosecution agreement from DOJ

  • Represented senior executive of major steel company in Australian investigation

  • Represented a major oil and gas producer in response to separate investigations by the Attorneys General of Texas and Louisiana regarding alleged anticompetitive conduct in the administration of drug testing services for workers on offshore oil and gas producing facilities; after responding to requests for documents and providing interviews, the AGs separately closed their investigations without taking any action against the client

  • Represent multiple companies in cartel investigations by the California AG’s office

  • Represent multiple companies in cartel investigations by the Florida AG’s office

  • Represent prominent technology company in multiple Congressional investigations regarding alleged unfair methods of competition and responded to Congressional subpoenas