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Carter C. Simpson

Partner, Antitrust

cartersimpson@paulhastings.com
Washington, D.C.+1 202 551 1753

Carter Simpson is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Carter’s civil litigation practice focuses on antitrust, privacy and cybersecurity investigations and litigation.

With over a decade of experience in claims assessment, early and alternative dispute resolution, and high-stakes trial and appellate litigation, Carter advises and represents clients across a range of industries in civil and criminal antitrust investigations, merger challenges and cases involving antitrust, business torts, RICO, false advertising, deceptive trade practices, data breach, employment and intellectual property claims. She has particular experience in supply chain and data management disputes and in the technology and retail sectors.

REPRESENTATIONS de

  • A media organization, a major U.S. retailer and a financial services company against statutory privacy claims arising from alleged use of pixel and other data management technologies.

  • A Japanese manufacturer of electronic components against direct-action and class-action litigation concerning alleged price fixing and market allocation.

RECOGNITION de

  • Recommended for Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense

    Legal 500

  • One to Watch, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Defense

    The Best Lawyers in America

PUBLICATIONS de

  • "Recent Private Merger Challenges: Anomaly or Harbinger?", Antitrust, Co-author

    2021

  • "Using Residual Class-Settlement Funds to Improve Access to Civil Justice," Fall 2016 Newsletter, YLD Committee on Civil Rights and Social Justice, American Bar Association

    October 2016

PAST ENGAGEMENTS de

  • “Litigation Trends and Risk Management: VPPA, CIPA, and Other Class Claims,” Privacy + Security Forum – Spring Academy, Speaker
    MAY 9, 2024
  • Mass arbitration – from advantage to adversity?, Consumer Dispute Resolution, Quoted
    MARCH 27, 2024