Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP continues to handle a steady stream of merger cases before the DOJ and FTC, with a team offering agency expertise across contentious and non-contentious merger reviews, investigations, and associated litigation. William J. Kolasky , chair of the firm's antitrust practice, handles deals in a wide range of industries, representing major clients in telecoms, private equity, and pharma. He sits in the Washington DC office, where co-head Philip Giordano is based, noted for his work on transactional matters before the FTC and DOJ. Robert B. Bell has wide-ranging experience securing merger clearance before the FTC and DOJ, as well as representing clients in criminal and civil antitrust matters. The team’s litigation capabilities have been bolstered by the arrival of Los Angles-based Yi-Chin Ho , who joined from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.