Litigation

• Albertsons Companies in the FTC's and state attorneys general's challenges in federal and state court to its $24.6 billion merger with grocery store rival The Kroger Co.
• Albertsons Companies in state attorneys general’s unsuccessful challenges in federal and state court that its payment of a $4 billion dividend to stockholders in connection with its proposed merger with The Kroger Co was anticompetitive. 
• Fédération Française de Tennis, the organizer of the French Open, against allegations that professional tennis’s governing bodies operate as a cartel to suppress competition and exploit players. 
• Par Sterile Products and Par Pharmaceutical Cos. against allegations that they monopolized the market for a life-saving injectable product by entering into unlawful exclusive agreements with suppliers of the active pharmaceutical ingredient used to manufacture the product.
• Peabody Energy in the FTC’s litigation to block its $820 million joint venture with Arch Coal.
• Nonparty Reddit in Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
• Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electronics America in In re Optical Disk Drives Antitrust Litigation, wiping out at summary judgment class and direct-action plaintiffs’ multibillion-dollar treble damages claims that the world’s leading electronics manufactures price-fixed optical disk drives in computers and consoles.
• A former Sandoz employee in In re Generic Drugs Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation against allegations brought by state attorneys general, direct purchasers and end-payers in both federal and state court that the major generic drug manufacturers conspired to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for over 300 generic drugs.
• Sysco Corporation in the FTC’s litigation to block its $8 billion merger with food distribution rival US Foods.
• Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and Toyota Canada in In re Rail Freight Fule Surcharge Antitrust Litigation (No. II), bringing price-fixing claims against the four major U.S. railroads.

Merger Clearance

• Handling all substantive aspects of antitrust M&A reviews, including analysis that starts before the deal is ever signed — evaluating antitrust risks of potential deals, advising on how to mitigate said risks and providing advocacy to the U.S. federal agencies.
• ACME Markets, a division of Albertsons Companies, in advocacy to the FTC related to its acquisition of 27 Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market stores from KB U.S. Holdings.
• Albertsons Companies in advocacy to the FTC related to its $24.6 billion merger with The Kroger Co.
• The Great American Outdoors Group, the parent company of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, in advocacy to the FTC related to its proposed acquisition of Sportsman’s Warehouse.
• Tractor Supply Company in advocacy to the FTC related to its acquisition of its farm store rival, Orscheln Farm & Home.
• American Express in its acquisition of Center, a software company modernizing expense management.
• Cerberus Capital Management in its $640 million sale of Cyanco, the leading U.S. manufacturer of sodium cyanide, to Orica.
• Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its $2.9 billion acquisition of White Cap, a leading distributor of specialty concrete and construction products, and its combination of White Cap with CSG, a leading U.S. distributor of specialty concrete and masonry accessories, for a total transaction value of approximately $4 billion.
• Domtar in its $920 million sale of its personal care business to American Industrial Partners.
• Prudential Financial in its $2.35 billion acquisition of Assurance IQ. 

Other

• A company in the FTC's civil investigation into the use of non-compete agreements, including settlement negotiations.
• A company in DOJ Antitrust's civil investigation into D.C.-area private high schools’ decisions to stop offering Advanced Placement courses, which resulted in DOJ closing its investigation without bringing an enforcement action or obtaining any admission of wrongdoing.
• A company in DOJ Antitrust's criminal investigation into the fashion industry, which resulted in DOJ closing its investigation without bringing an enforcement action or obtaining any admission of wrongdoing.
• A company in DOJ Antitrust's criminal investigation into the industrial metal coatings’ industry, which resulted in DOJ closing its investigation without bringing an enforcement action or obtaining any admission of wrongdoing.
• Various clients providing antitrust counsel on industry-specific issues including compliance with interlocking directorate regulations, price discrimination laws, noncompete rules, competitor collaborations, and other contractual arrangements, as well as on corporate antitrust compliance investigations and programs.

Matters may have been completed prior to joining Paul Hastings