Antitrust and Competition

Barry Nigro is Chair of Fried Frank’s Global Antitrust and Competition Department. Mr. Nigro’s practice is focused on the clearance of mergers, antitrust investigations and litigation, grand jury proceedings, and compliance counseling and training. Mr. Nigro rejoined Fried Frank from the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, where as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General he served as the second highest-ranking Division official responsible for overseeing all civil and criminal antitrust enforcement, including all major merger reviews. Previously, he served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General. While serving at the Department of Justice, Mr. Nigro played a critical role in advancing the Department's antitrust enforcement priorities and numerous policy developments, including implementation of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, the 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines issued in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission, and modernization of the Department's Merger Remedies Manual and merger review process. He also served as Deputy Director for the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, where he managed the Bureau’s merger and anticompetitive practices investigations and litigation.

Mr. Nigro joined the Firm as a partner in 1999; he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Antitrust Division (2019-2020), Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Antitrust Division (2017-2019), and Deputy Director, FTC (2003-2006).

Mr. Nigro received his JD from George Washington University Law School in 1986 and his BA from Georgetown University in 1982.