Antitrust Law

Ask our antitrust clients why they hired Crowell & Moring for their antitrust legal work: "What we look for in outside counsel is intelligence, flexibility, and the ability to quickly grasp problems and issues and provide timely alternatives and solutions with value – this team has it all." (Client quote to Chambers.) Indeed, Global Competition Review has named our team among among its "Highly Recommended" list in its recent U.S. Government Antitrust Survey.rnrnFrom transformational mergers and acquisitions to sophisticated class action litigation and pragmatic counseling and risk management, our Antitrust Group has earned an enviable reputation and client list by offering unparalleled quality and client service. We invest in understanding your business, your industry focus, and your company's culture and risk tolerance. With Antitrust partners in Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County, as well as Brussels and London, we are there when and where you need us.rnrnOur clients are leading, global companies in virtually every industry, from chemicals, aerospace, and health care to agriculture, technology and telecommunications. We represent the largest multi-national companies in the world, where we partner with sophisticated in-house legal departments, but are just as experienced working with technology start-ups and other companies, where we deal directly with the business team. We stand with our clients from start to finish, providing counseling and training on compliance issues, audit programs, handling the most sensitive criminal and civil investigations, and representing them in all forms of antitrust civil litigation. Additionally, we pursue antitrust recovery opportunities for corporate clients, providing both strategic opt-out alternatives to class actions that do not adequately compensate cartel victims, as well as claims management to maximize recoveries when it is in our clients' best interest to remain a class member.rnrnMany of our lawyers are drawn from the ranks of the antitrust agencies before whom we regularly appear – the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the UK Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission. Clients value that we have been there, and that our government experience enhances our credibility and knowledge when we appear before those and other regulatory agencies involved in competition law enforcement.rnrnCrowell & Moring also prides itself on being forward-looking in structuring engagements in tailored ways that best respond to a client's business drivers. We regularly use a variety of value based fee arrangements that align incentives by sharing risk, rewarding results, and incentivizing efficient case management.rnrnSimply put, our lawyers are there when you need them, focused, as you are, on maximizing your competitive opportunities and minimizing needless risks and costs.