O'Melveny

O'Melveny brings extensive experience in antitrust litigation, including cases involving novel legal issues that demand sophisticated strategies before judges, juries, appellate panels, and U.S. enforcement agencies. The team frequently defends clients in matters alleging monopolization and cartels across a wide range of industries. It also plays a pivotal role advising clients involved in DOJ investigations concerning price-fixing, as well as criminal and civil inquiries into no-poach agreements and broader hiring practices. Ben Bradshaw, co-chairing the practice from Washington DC. has secured numerous high-profile dismissals and summary judgments, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. Also based in DC, co-chair Ian Simmons is a recognized expert in MDL antitrust proceedings, having tried multiple cases to verdict. In San Francisco, Michael Tubach excels in handling criminal antitrust matters and DOJ investigations, while Anna Pletcher offers specialized expertise in labor market antitrust issues.