Antitrust Lawyers

Accusations of antitrust violations against your business can cause harm on a number of levels. Your company's reputation within an industry can be ruined, and hiring antitrust lawyers to fight those accusations can wreak havoc on your finances. If you are searching for antitrust lawyers that will represent you professionally and efficiently, consider Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB).u are facing a legal issue requiring the services of antitrust attorneys, consider Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB). Antitrust attorneys handle cases involving commercial activity and the prevention of unfair trade restraints like monopolies and price-fixing. While some large companies employ in-house legal counsel, many opt for hiring a firm that represents corporate clients and their interests. If you are facing a legal issue requiring the services of antitrust attorneys, consider Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB).

The antitrust lawyers in the SHB Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice recognize that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We often begin by working closely with our clients to review applicable business documents in an effort to prevent litigation. Our critical analysis skills help our antitrust attorneys develop a plan that often includes the help of our Antitrust Counseling & Compliance team. Our experienced antitrust lawyers focus on the development of corporate compliance statements, educational programs and antitrust audits designed to minimize the risk of antitrust violations. We offer particular expertise on price discrimination and pricing; package offerings and exclusive contracts; pre-merger notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act; antitrust exemptions; distribution systems; and relations among suppliers, dealers and customers. Moreover, this practice is well-versed in standard-setting activities, innovation markets and concepts such as systems competition.

Our antitrust lawyers work hand in hand with attorneys focusing on International Matters at the firm. The SHB Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice has the ability to defend private actions or competition authority investigations in most jurisdictions outside the United States. Our antitrust lawyers in this group have established unique relationships with foreign competition counsel and key decision-makers in the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division and various enforcement bodies in many states. We have represented clients before foreign antitrust authorities, such as the European Union?s DG IV and the various enforcement agencies of its member states; numerous western hemisphere agencies; and Japan?s Fair Trade Commission (FTC). Our antitrust lawyers also have worked with the FTC general counsel, the European Commission and emerging capitalist nations to develop regulatory regimes.

Our reach is widespread; SHB operates nine offices in the United States and Europe. With more than 21 antitrust attorneys on staff, we are able to draw on the experience and expertise of our talented team members around the world.

To learn more about the capabilities of our antitrust attorneys, contact us today at the SHB office nearest you.