The global practice group of a major international law firm seeks an energetic lawyer to handle mergers and structural issues, criminal grand jury proceedings, international antitrust enforcement, pricing practices, product distribution, joint ventures, class actions based on federal statutes and state unfair competition laws.

PROFILE:

 

---JD, LLB, LLM

---3 years of general litigation experience to include deposition prep, conducting depositions, fact gathering, internal investigations (preferred)
---Prior clerkship or SEC experience is desirable
---Strong academic credentials and excellent writing and communication skills.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

---Controversial mergers involving regulatory systems of various countries
---Novel licensing questions
---Complex defenses of corporations subject to multiple cartel investigations
---Sensitive internal and government investigations

---Preventive counseling and advice on complex issues as well as defense of " bet the company" litigation

---Representing clients before the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice

---Advising foreign companies from Canada, Latin America, Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and Russia with respect to pre-merger notification and review in the United States, as well as pricing and distribution practices compliance with domestic antitrust laws.

---Representing foreign entities in investigations brought by U.S. agencies, and private antitrust lawsuits under both federal and state laws.