Noted by clients for providing ‘expertise, results, and industry knowledge’, DLA Piper LLP (US)'s antitrust practice welcomed the arrival of experienced litigator David Hamilton in Baltimore from Womble Bond Dickinson in February 2023, New York-based Amadeu Ribeiro from Mattos Filho in October 2023, as well as the arrival of former federal DOJ prosecutor Carsten Reichel in Washington DC, who joined the team together with other antitrust lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright in January 2024. Contributing to the firm’s international capabilities, Ribeiro has significant experience working matters with ties to Latin America, while Reichel represents corporations and individuals in antitrust investigations and intertwined civil litigation, and is also recommended for developing compliance programs to mitigate cartel-related risks. With a specialism in highly-regulated industries such as healthcare, insurance and life sciences, John Hamill in Chicago is at the helm of the practice, and well known as an experienced first chair trial lawyer. San Francisco’s Matthew Jacobs excels in cross-border investigation and is sought out by company boards, audit committees, companies and executives for advice on both internal and government investigations. Allissa Pollard left the firm in June 2023. Former practice head Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey left the firm in January 2024.

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  • ‘Expertise, results, and industry knowledge’

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Key clients

  • BlueScope Steel
  • Maxell

Work highlights

  • Represented an executive of BlueScope Steel who was initially the target of civil and criminal antitrust investigations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.
  • Represented a sales executive of Global Pharmaceuticals (now Impax Laboratories) in the DOJ's investigation of conspiring to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs among 12 generic pharmaceutical companies.
  • Represented Maxell in a criminal investigation of price fixing in the lithium-ion batteries industry, obtaining a non-prosecution from the Department of Justice.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John Hamill

Other key lawyers

Matthew Jacobs, Jessica Heim, David Hamilton, Amadeu Ribeiro, Carsten Reichel