Acting for major blue-chip corporations in the tech industry, WilmerHale’s antitrust and competition team fields a strong bench of litigators with significant agency expertise that routinely defends leading companies and individuals in the full range of contentious antitrust mandates. Thomas Mueller heads the team and is a seasoned antitrust litigator with a focus on cartel matters; he works alongside FTC trial counsel Jennifer Milici, who focuses on high-stakes litigation in the antitrust space with an emphasis on regulatory issues. On the litigated merger challenge front, Dominic Vote is the name to note, while New York’s David Gringer takes point on cases tried under section 7 of the Clayton Act as well as claims under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. In Boston, Mark Ford handles cases concerning alleged monopolization, price fixing, and bid rigging; his practice also covers IP-related antitrust issues. The ‘excellent’ Steven Cherry is another key name for class actions, while Perry Lange has a broad antitrust focus that spans merger clearance, investigations, and trials and appeals. Unless otherwise stated, all mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The turnaround is always quick, the output is not superficial, and I always receive practical advice that reflects deep consideration.’

  • ‘Steve Cherry and April Williams are excellent attorneys with whom we are working. Their responses are always swift with high-quality advice based on their in-depth analysis.’

  • ‘The WilmerHale team leads one of our most important class actions. They consistently produce high-quality work and masterfully handle strategy.’

  • ‘I recommend Sonal Mehta and David Gringer.’

Key clients

  • Apple
  • Tesla
  • Fidelity National Financial
  • Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
  • Banco Santander
  • Gibbs & Cox
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Intuit (TurboTax)
  • Facebook (Meta)
  • Salt River Project
  • Novelis Inc.
  • Heritage Guitars, Inc.
  • Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
  • Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thomas Mueller

Other key lawyers

Jennifer Milici, Mark Ford, Stephen Cherry, Dominic Vote, David Gringer, Sonal Mehta, April Williams, Perry Lange