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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California Lawyers Association Legal ESG Series: ESG – Substantial of Marketing Claims
Speaker(s):
Morgan Donoian MacBride
August 7, 2024 — Weil Complex Commercial Litigation counsel Morgan MacBride conducted a webinar as part of the California Lawyers Association’s Legal ESG Series, discussing essential guidance on adhering to green marketing regulations while maintaining brand integrity.
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Millstein Center at Columbia Law School Conference on ESG: Comparative Perspectives, New Controversies and New Voices
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser and
Rebecca Grapsas
June 24, 2024 — New York, NY — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser spoke on a panel titled “ESG Landscape and Recent Developments in the U.S.,” and Weil Public Company Advisory Group Partner Rebecca Grapsas spoke on a panel titled “ESG Legislation and Regulation: E.U. vs. U.S.” at the ESG conference hosted by the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.
Latest Thinking
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Supreme Court Abolishes Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations of Law
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Josh Wesneski
— June 28, 2024
Today, in a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturned the Court’s decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984), and held that agency interpretations of law are not entitled to any deference. By overruling what is known as “Chevron deference,”
The post Supreme Court Abolishes Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations of Law appeared first on Weil Tax BLOG.
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Navigating Large-Scale Document Productions in Global Merger Reviews
Blog Post — WorthWeil Antitrust Blog
— By
Neil Rigby,
Nafees Saeed,
Bella Spring and
Venetia Hudd
— June 28, 2024
In this post, we have teamed up with colleagues at FTI Consulting to highlight our top five issues to consider when navigating the complexities of document production in parallel merger processes. Planning this work stream ahead of engagement with the regulators may help to avoid procedural pitfalls and minimize unnecessary delays to a transaction timetable. ...
- Supreme Court Rejects Non Consensual Third Party Releases in Chapter 11 Plans Publication — By Zack Tripp, Ronit J. Berkovich, Josh Wesneski, Luke Sullivan and Sebastian Laguna — PDF — June 28, 2024
- Supreme Court Holds Key SEC Enforcement Power Unconstitutional Publication — By Mark A. Perry, Zack Tripp, Josh Wesneski and Mark Pinkert — PDF — June 27, 2024
- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Alert — By Mark A. Perry, Josh Wesneski and Mark Pinkert — PDF — June 27, 2024
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised Regis Corporation in New Credit Facility to Refinance Existing Debt and Deleverage Balance Sheet Deal Brief — June 27, 2024
- Robert Niles-Weed Named a 2024 “Notable LGBTQIA+ Leader” by Crain’s New York Business Firm Announcement — June 24, 2024