Baker Botts L.L.P.

Litigation / Antitrust

Partner

Mr. Oliver advises clients on all aspects of antitrust law, with an emphasis on U.S. and international merger reviews. Mr. Oliver has obtained antitrust clearance for transactions in a wide variety of industries and jurisdictions, with significant experience in healthcare, oil and gas, and chemicals. Other experience includes heavy industry, utilities, media, transportation and trade associations. His practice routinely involves substantive advocacy in the U.S., China, Germany, Austria, Australia, before the E.C. and in other jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Oliver was a Staff Attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition. There, Mr. Oliver’s practice focused on merger and conduct investigations in the oil and gas industry.

Prior to being a lawyer, Mr. Oliver was a journalist working with numerous national and international publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Foreign Policy Magazine. Mr. Oliver was also a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan.

District of Columbia Bar

Member, ABA (2010-present)

J.D., University of Chicago Law School 2010 Articles Editor, Chicago Journal of International Law Joseph Henry Beale Prize for Outstanding Legal Research and Writing Bell, Boyd and Lloyd Prize, Best Brief, Bigelow Moot Court Staff, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic

M.A., journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia 2004 O.O. McIntyre Writing Prize

B.A., Brigham Young University 2002