Professionals
- Fitz E. Barringer
- Nathan C. Chase Jr.
- Kevin R. Crandall
- Cary B. Davis
- Stephen D. Feldman
- Robert W. Fuller
- Robert E. Harrington
- Megan Clemency Haynes
- Emma T. Kutteh
- Margaret R. McLoughlin
- Timothy P. Misner
- Lawrence C. Moore III
- Amanda Pickens Nitto
- Preetha Suresh Rini
- Matthew W. Sawchak
- Gregory L. Skidmore
- Garrett A. Steadman
- M. Bennett Wright
- Erik R. Zimmerman
Overview
Robinson Bradshaw maintains one of the leading antitrust and competition practices in the Southeast, representing clients in every area of antitrust law.
Our antitrust litigation practice represents corporate and institutional clients in complex litigation, including class actions and MDLs, involving price-fixing and monopolization claims. We defend clients in a range of industries in courts across the country, working from the outset of litigation to identify key legal and economic arguments needed to prevail before trial, or at trial. Our team also has significant experience handling civil and criminal investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and state antitrust enforcement agencies.
Our team also represents corporate clients in sophisticated mergers, acquisitions and other transactions to identify and remedy potential antitrust issues. Our work begins with assessing antitrust risk during the earliest stages of a transaction, which allows clients to effectively structure transactions to account for competition issues and allows us to be prepared with the legal and economic analyses necessary to navigate the deal negotiation and clearance process. We work seamlessly with our clients to file Hart-Scott-Rodino notifications and then guide transactions through review at the Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission. Our recent work has included securing antitrust clearance for multiple multibillion-dollar transactions.
In addition to solving antitrust issues once they arise, our lawyers are actively involved in minimizing antitrust risks by counseling clients regarding marketing and distribution agreements, pricing policies and other trade practices, and conducting antitrust compliance training for our clients. We also counsel clients on issues that arise at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property laws, such as the drafting of and compliance with policies for the disclosure of intellectual property in standard-setting bodies. Our antitrust team advises clients in a wide range of industries, including health care, manufacturing, consumer goods, telecommunications and insurance.
Honors & Awards
- Chambers USA, Band 1 for antitrust, 2006-25
- Best Law Firms, Charlotte Tier 1 for antitrust law, 2011-25; Raleigh Tier 1 for antitrust law, 2024-25; Raleigh Tier 1 for litigation - antitrust, 2023-25; Charlotte Tier 1 for litigation - antitrust, 2011-17, 2024
Experience
Litigation
Represent the Southeastern Conference in the NCAA Grant-In-Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation regarding amateurism in college sports, a multidistrict class action proceeding in the Northern District of California.
Represented the University of North Carolina in Seaman v. Duke University, et al., a class action proceeding in the Middle District of North Carolina involving an alleged no-hire agreement.
Represented National Gypsum Co. in the Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation, a multidistrict class action proceeding in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Represented Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. in the Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings Antitrust Litigation, a multidistrict class action proceeding in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Represented a key third-party witness who provided trial testimony in the United States v. Google trial focused on digital advertising technology.
Represented numerous clients in confidential investigations by federal and state agencies.
Transactions
Represented Fresenius Medical Care, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, in its $2 billion acquisition of NxStage Medical, Inc., a leading medical device company.
Represented Raycom Media, Inc. in its $3.65 billion merger with Gray Television, Inc. Devised a preplanned divestiture package that streamlined the Department of Justice review process and allowed for a timely closing of the transaction.
Represented Fresenius Medical Care in the $2.15 billion sale of Sound Physicians, a hospitalist company, to a consortium led by Summit Partners. Transaction was cleared without the issuance of a Second Request.
Represented EnPro Industries in its $850 million acquisition of NxEdge from Trive Capital. Transaction was cleared without the issuance of a Second Request.
Represented EnPro Industries in the $305 million sale of its GGB business to The Timken Company. Obtained clearance of the transaction in Germany and Austria.
Represented Honeywell International Inc. in its acquisition of US Digital Designs.
Represented HarbisonWalker International in its sale to Platinum Equity.
News & Events
News
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- Jan. 9, 2018
- Jan. 3, 2018
- Nov. 2, 2017
- Oct. 25, 2017
- Eight Named “Lawyer of the Year”Aug. 16, 2017
- Aug. 15, 2017
- May 31, 2017
- Jan. 26, 2017
- Jan. 4, 2017
Events
Kimpton Hotel
Charlotte, NC 28202May 7, 2025North Carolina Bar Center
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513Jan. 30, 2025Fairfield Inn & Suites Charlotte Uptown
201 S. McDowell St.
Charlotte, NC 28204Nov. 1, 2024North Carolina Bar Center
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27511Feb. 2, 2023North Carolina Bar Center
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27511Feb. 2, 2023Wake Forest University School of Law
Oct. 20, 2022- March 2, 2022
- A Panel Discussion on Sponsorship of Junior Attorneys
Via webinar and in person at the North Carolina Bar Center
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513Feb. 3, 2022 Via webinar and in person at the North Carolina Bar Center
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513Feb. 3, 2022Via webinar
March 17, 2021- Jan. 21, 2021
Via webinar
May 12, 2020North Carolina Bar Center
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513Feb. 13, 2020Robinson Bradshaw
101 N. Tryon St., Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC 28211Oct. 18, 2017North Carolina Bar Center
8000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513Feb. 16, 2017
Insights
- Feb. 27, 2025Robinson Bradshaw Publication
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- Aug. 1, 2022Class Actions Brief Blog
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- March 26, 2020Robinson Bradshaw Publication
- March 26, 2019Robinson Bradshaw Publication
- Nov. 29, 2018Law360
- March 29, 2018Robinson Bradshaw Publication
- March 31, 2017American Health Law Association
- December 2011North Carolina Law Review
- June 10, 2010Robinson Bradshaw Publication