Overview
Noah Pinegar is an associate in the Antitrust and Competition practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Pinegar represents clients in competition and consumer protection litigation and investigations and in merger reviews before the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and international enforcers.
During his time as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, Mr. Pinegar was a member of multiple litigation/trial teams, including FTC v. Staples/Office Depot (2016) (Janet D. Steiger award) and high-profile investigations in industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit management.
Education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D., 2010 (cum laude, Federal Communications Law Journal)
University of Washington, B.A., 2001
news
insights
Speaking Engagements
- FTC Hearing #8: Common Ownership, Competition Policy International (Jan. 2, 2019)
Michael Wise and Noah Pinegar,
Tronox, Cristal Merger Review Underscores Need for Reform, Competition Law360 (Sept. 26, 2018)Scott Hataway, Michael Wise, Noah Pinegar, and Sabin Chung,
U.S. Merger Control in the High-Technology Sector, The Merger Control Review 9th (Sept. 2018)Speaker, Significant Antitrust Issues for Healthcare & Pharma: What Lies Ahead in 2018 & Beyond, The Knowledge Group (Webcast, Apr. 19, 2018)
Involvement
Member of the District of Columbia Bar and the State Bar of Texas
Recent Representations
Litigation/Investigations
A medical device manufacturer in two cases alleging monopolization and attempted monopolization
A class of consumer packaged goods companies in an antitrust case against the major provider of in-store promotion and free-standing insert coupons (settled for $250 million)
A leading global transportation company in a grand jury investigation into price fixing/bid rigging in government procurement
Representative Transactions
Saba Software in its sale to Cornerstone OnDemand
GI Partners in the acquisition and merger of California Cryobank and Cord Blood Registry
David H. Murdock and Dole Food Company in the sale of a 45% stake to Total Produce
Netsmart in its acquisition of the home care/hospice business of Change Healthcare
Gannett Co., Inc. in connection with antitrust review of its merger with Belo Corp., a leading broadcast television company, valued at approximately $2.2 billion
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. in the antitrust review of its acquisition of competitor Allied Systems Holdings
David H. Murdock in the international antitrust review of his historic second take private acquisition of Dole Food Company, Inc. for $1.6 billion
Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, China's largest meat manufacturer, in the worldwide antitrust review of its acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc., a cash merger valued at $7.1 billion
MetroPCS in the antitrust review of its reverse merger with T-Mobile USA, valued at $10+ billion
Franchise Services of North America before the FTC as purchaser of divestiture assets in the Hertz-Dollar Thrifty transaction (Merger Control Matter of the Year-Americas at the Global Competition Review Awards 2013)
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in the international antitrust review of the sale of its hard disk drive business to Seagate for approximately $1.4 billion (Matter of the Year at the Global Competition Review Awards 2012)