Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Antitrust litigation for major Atlanta-based hospital

Represented major Atlanta hospital against another major Atlanta hospital in restraint of trade litigation. After substantial discovery and court’s more

Theme Promotions Inc. dba Theme Co-Op Promotions vs. News America Marketing FSI Inc.

Succeeded in winning a jury verdict for a small San Francisco marketing firm against a subsidiary of the $55-billion News Corporation empire, more

Negotiation with Federal Trade Commission for publicly-traded, consumer retail company

Successfully represented a publicly-traded, consumer retail company by persuading the Federal Trade Commission not to bring a case which would have more

Antitrust analysis for Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (fka Certegy Inc.)

Represented Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (fka Certegy Inc.), a major credit card and check verification company, in connection with more

D&O coverage for the costs of responding to a grand jury investigative subpoena

After our client entered into an “amnesty” agreement with the Justice Department that obligated our client and its directors and officers to more

In the Matter of TALX Corporation

Represented TALX Corp. in connection with an antitrust enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenging a series of more

Acquisition by Zodiac Marine & Pool

Represented Zodiac Marine & Pool in its $327 million acquisition of Polaris Pool Holdings Corporation from private equity fund Quad-C Management. more

Counsel to an airline's board of directors for evaluating liability and federal investigation

Represented the board of directors for a top rated airline and assisted it in evaluating liability and damages to decide whether to cooperate with a more

Strategic acquisition for Equifax, Inc.

Represented Equifax, Inc., one of the United States' largest credit reporting agencies, in its $1.4 billion acquisition of publicly held TALX more

Covad Communications v. BellSouth Corporation (antitrust litigation in Atlanta federal district court)

The firm served as lead counsel representing BellSouth in this significant antitrust case, which raised issues under essential facilities doctrine more