D.C. Attorneys

The D.C. attorneys at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB) are located in our office in the vibrant Penn Quarter. Founded in 1999 in Washington, D.C., attorneys at this SHB office specialize in a number of legal areas, including antitrust & trade regulation, antitrust counseling & compliance, civil & criminal litigation and international matters.

Many D.C. attorneys focus on these areas as well, but only SHB has the experience and resources to provide the best legal representation available. With more than a century of experience, our firm has built a reputation for providing cost-effective, professional legal services to both individuals and corporations with top attorneys, research analysts and paraprofessionals on staff.

Our D.C. attorneys have worked with numerous industries to develop an in-depth understanding of how antitrust laws impact individual markets. Our Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice takes particular pride in the scope of its services, which covers substantive and procedural issues, as well as its relationships with government regulators both in the United States and abroad. Supported by the firm?s global presence and its local counsel networks, SHB antitrust lawyers provide cost-efficient solutions in multiple jurisdictions.

We recognize that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The D.C. attorneys focusing on antitrust counseling & compliance target the development of corporate compliance statements, educational programs and antitrust audits designed to minimize the risk of antitrust violations. It offers 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 D.C. attorneys have worked in conjunction with attorneys in our eight other offices to defend numerous multidistrict class actions and civil price-fixing actions in state and federal courts nationwide. This practice has also handled suits brought by private plaintiffs challenging mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures before the Federal Trade Commission; grand jury investigations; civil investigative demands, third-party subpoenas; and the filing of amicus briefs in significant antitrust cases.

The SHB Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice has the ability to defend private actions or competition authority investigations in most jurisdictions outside the United States. The group has 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.

To learn more about our foreign activity in the antitrust area, contact the SHB D.C. attorneys today!