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U.S. Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
A Message from the AAG
opportunities we have in our began a review of digital platforms
positions of public trust. All of us and engaged in powerful public
have taken a solemn oath to support advocacy regarding the importance
and defend the Constitution, and we of properly applying antitrust law in
strive each day to discharge our this area.
duties faithfully as employees of the
Department of Justice. The Division’s criminal program has
similarly been fruitful. In November
In these times, the Antitrust Division 2019, we launched the government-
remains steadfast in its mission to wide Procurement Collusion Strike
protect competition for the benefit Force (PCSF). The Division’s criminal
of consumers. As I write this, most of trials resulted in two guilty verdicts
our employees are working remotely this fall and, in March 2020, we
following guidance in March from secured the largest ever antitrust
Makan Delrahim
the U.S. Office of Management and fine or penalty imposed in the
Assistant Attorney General Budget. Though not without their prosecution of a purely domestic
Unlike previous newsletters released challenges, these difficult cartel. And just three weeks ago we
during the ABA Spring Meeting, the circumstances have not stopped our announced the first set of
Division shares this “Spring” Update attorneys, economists, and support indictments in the Division’s broiler
for 2020 during extraordinarily staff from advancing the Division’s chicken cartel investigation. This
challenging times. The spread of mission with continued dedication newsletter features these
COVID-19 has affected all aspects of and resourcefulness. I am immensely accomplishments and many more.
our daily lives, as we face both the proud of our employees, and
At the outset, I would like to focus on
public health and economic effects of appreciate the chance this
a few of our top priorities and offer a
the virus. As many of us do our part newsletter provides to report and
preview of what is to come.
to prevent the spread of COVID-19, reflect on what we have
however, we were also gripped by accomplished together. COVID-19 Response
the horrifying death of Mr. George To address one of the most
Over the past year, the Antitrust
Floyd in Minneapolis. My heart is immediate challenges facing our
Division tackled a number of
with the peaceful demonstrators nation, the Antitrust Division has
important mergers on behalf of
who honor the memory of Mr. Floyd taken swift action in order to help
American consumers. For example,
by seeking justice and the reforms fight the spread of COVID-19. In
we secured an important set of
necessary to prevent similar events addition to moving most of our
divestitures to address vertical and
in the future. employees to telework quickly, we
horizontal harm in UTC/Raytheon,
started conducting meetings and
Despite these challenging times, negotiated significant structural
depositions by video and
these events have served to relief to facilitate the introduction of
teleconference, accepting electronic
emphasize the resiliency of our a new wireless competitor in T-
filings of Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)
nation. They also underscore the Mobile/Sprint, and prevailed in a
notifications, and preparing to
critical nature of our work as federal first-of-its-kind arbitration
appear remotely in courtrooms. The
prosecutors and the precious proceeding in Novelis/Aleris. We also
Antitrust Division has also been
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working closely with other federal program also has taken the lead The Division’s innovations were not
agencies, including the Department within the International Competition limited to internal processes. In
of Health and Human Services, Network (ICN) and other multilateral February 2020, the Antitrust Division
Department of Defense, the Federal organizations to encourage the engaged in the first-ever arbitration
Emergency Management Agency, exchange of rapidly developing in a merger challenge in
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid information; these efforts have Novelis/Aleris, pursuant to the
Services, Department of Agriculture, allowed the Division to stay updated Division’s authority under the
and the White House Coronavirus on how COVID-19 has affected Administrative Dispute Resolution
Task Force, to ensure critical competition enforcement around the Act of 1996. The use of arbitration in
products and medical supplies reach world. this instance provided greater
those who most need them. certainty to the parties and allowed
Innovation in Merger Review
the Antitrust Division to resolve the
We also have issued two joint As we adjust in these times, I take dispositive issue of market definition
statements with the Federal Trade pride in other achievements the efficiently and effectively,
Commission (FTC) in an effort to Division attained in the spirit of maximizing our enforcement
introduce greater certainty in these adaptation and innovation. In resources, saving taxpayer resources,
uncertain times. The first details the September 2018, I pledged that the and providing the merging parties
types of collaborative activities Antitrust Division would modernize with greater certainty. The
among competitors that are its merger review process with an arbitration hearing was held over a
consistent with the antitrust laws eye toward expediting review period of ten days (including some
and outlines an accelerated business without compromising its quality. partial days) in the Antitrust
review process. Only 11 days later, The Division consistently has met or Division’s new Anne K. Bingaman
the Division issued our first business exceeded our goal of completing the Auditorium and Lecture Hall in the
review letter related to the investigative phase of merger Liberty Square Building in
pandemic—5 days after receiving the reviews and providing feedback to Washington, D.C. Eleven fact
request—pursuant to this expedited parties within six months, as long as witnesses and three expert witnesses
process. The letter explained that, the parties expeditiously cooperate testified in the proceedings. The
provided certain conditions were and communicate with us. Through arbitrator ultimately agreed with our
met, the Antitrust Division would not early 2020, we successfully reduced conception of the market definition
challenge the collaborative efforts of the average time in all merger and ruled in March 2020 for the
companies working with federal investigations from filing an HSR to Division within the agreed two-week
authorities to expedite and to the Division notifying the parties of time frame. The proposed final
increase the distribution of our position to 5.4 months. In merger judgment will require Novelis to
important medical equipment. In our investigations that resulted in a divest Aleris’s aluminum auto body
second joint statement with the FTC, challenge, whether litigated in court sheet operations in North America.
we reaffirmed the importance of or otherwise resolved, the average The experience proved that, in the
competition for American workers time to notification was reduced to proper circumstances, antitrust
and expressed our commitment to 5.7 months. agencies can harness the strengths of
curbing anticompetitive conduct by arbitration and ensure the benefits
those who exploit the pandemic by As part of the reforms I announced in
2018, we also implemented steps to of a speedy and sound resolution for
entering into unlawful wage-fixing or the public.
no-poach agreements. introduce significant transparency
into our processes, including The Division also obtained pivotal
Consistent with the Department’s publishing on our website new relief in T-Mobile’s acquisition of
guidance, the Antitrust Division also models for timing agreements and Sprint, which has proved particularly
has prioritized the criminal for voluntary request letters. These significant during the pandemic given
investigation and prosecution of reforms collectively have provided consumer demand for mobile
competition cases related to COVID- greater certainty and predictability connectivity. The Division’s remedy
19. Through the Antitrust Division’s for mergers and acquisitions that are will safeguard competition in the
PCSF and other tools, we will hold reviewed by the Division. Even with wireless industry by providing
accountable individuals and the constraints imposed by the important divestitures that will
companies that use the pandemic as COVID-19 pandemic, I am optimistic facilitate the entry of Dish as a fourth
an opportunity to engage in criminal that these reforms will have lasting nationwide competitor. This relief
antitrust violations. Our international effects. stands to expand output and
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expedite the introduction of 5G The Antitrust Division also has been jointly issued a draft of revised
networks for American consumers by hard at work safeguarding Vertical Merger Guidelines earlier
ensuring the use of vast amounts of competition in industries that most this year, marking the first revamp of
currently unused or underused directly affect American consumers. guidelines on this topic in over three
spectrum. Dish will have immediate The Division’s criminal trials resulted decades. In so doing, we withdrew
access to the New T-Mobile’s in two guilty verdicts this fall against the DOJ’s 1984 Non-Horizontal
network, as well as access to low- executives whose actions have Merger Guidelines, which the
band spectrum to facilitate its cheated consumers in the food and Division believes no longer reflects
network buildout. Given its history as financial markets. These outcomes modern economic experience. Since
a disruptive, innovative company, are a testament to the Division’s we first introduced the draft Vertical
Dish will be well positioned to take commitment to holding executives Merger Guidelines for public
advantage of this remedy and accountable for antitrust violations. comment in January, the Division has
accelerate its entry as a nationwide In March 2020, the Division also received a great breadth and depth
competitor. secured against a manufacturer of of comments from diverse groups.
generic drugs a $195 million criminal We are grateful for the level of
Launch of the PCSF penalty—the largest ever antitrust engagement on this important topic
Our criminal program has been fine or penalty imposed in the and plan to finalize the guidelines as
similarly effective. In November prosecution of a purely domestic soon as possible in the coming
2019, the Antitrust Division launched cartel. In addition, the Division month. It bears repeating, however,
the Procurement Collusion Strike obtained a $100 million criminal that although the draft Vertical
Force (PCSF), an interagency penalty in April 2020 from an Merger Guidelines describe the
partnership of law enforcement oncology group charged with current enforcement practices of the
personnel and prosecutors across the conspiring to allocate medical and agencies, the Antitrust Division will
Department of Justice leading the radiation oncology treatments. not hesitate to bring appropriate
national fight against criminal cases to the courts when necessary
antitrust violations and other crimes New Frontiers in Competition to safeguard competition and
affecting public procurement. The Advocacy advance consumer welfare.
Antitrust Division is grateful both for Finally, the Division’s competition
the support of our law enforcement advocacy efforts have been highly * * *
partners including the United States successful. Our amicus program
Despite the uncertainty in this
Attorneys across the nation, and for exceeded prior expectations by filing
moment, I am heartened by how we
the overwhelmingly positive a record 24 briefs in 2019. Although
have responded in the fight against
response the launch has received many briefs focused on disputed
COVID-19 and how peaceful
from state and local agencies. Over areas of law where the answer to a
protestors have pursued justice in
50 federal, state, and local particular legal question is not clear-
memory of Mr. Floyd. I am confident
government agencies have already cut, we have earned a 12-0-1 record
that we will conquer the challenges
sought training and assistance from with 11 cases pending. The program
ahead, and remain convinced that
the PCSF, as well as opportunities to is a testament to how the Division
one of the key safeguards of a
work with the PCSF on investigations. can leverage our limited resources
vibrant and resilient economy is
So far, the PCSF has led over a dozen for enforcement in an efficient way:
effective antitrust enforcement—
interactive virtual training programs Our amicus brief in Seaman v. Duke,
enforcement that can adapt to
for approximately 2,000 criminal a no-poach case, led us to obtain a
rapidly changing conditions. As we
investigators, data scientists, and consent decree while expending less
embark onto the second half of this
procurement officials. Over a third of than 1% of the resources that we
coming year, the Antitrust Division
the Antitrust Division’s current would typically use to investigate a
will continue to monitor pandemic
investigations relate to public similar matter. Thanks to the
developments and guidance, but do
procurement, and the PCSF marks an experienced and talented attorneys
so without compromising on our
important effort to marshal in the appellate section, we
mission to pursue violations of the
enforcement resources to tackle anticipate another prolific year in
antitrust laws on behalf of American
these cases. Several grand jury 2020.
consumers.
investigations already have been
opened as a direct result of the work The Antitrust Division and the
of the PCSF. Federal Trade Commission also
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This Spring a Decade Ago
In reflecting on recent
New Approaches in the New Decade
approaches, we also took a look
As we enter the 2020s, the Antitrust so protects competition even after the at what the Antitrust Division
Division reflects on new approaches to terms of a consent decree expire. These accomplished a decade ago.
antitrust enforcement over the past few remedies also have the added benefit
In April 2010, the Antitrust
years. of ensuring ongoing competition
Division and the Federal Trade
without government intervention or
Historic Arbitration of a Merger Commission issued a draft of the
regulation; the market and its
Dispute Horizontal Merger Guidelines to
participants, rather than the Antitrust
the public. After taking public
In March 2020, the Department of Division, should drive pricing and
comments into account, the
Justice prevailed in a first-of-a-kind innovation decisions. The Antitrust
agencies issued the revised
arbitration, which resolved a civil Division recognizes that behavioral
Horizontal Merger Guidelines in
antitrust lawsuit challenging Novelis’s remedies are inherently regulatory and
August 2010.
proposed merger with Aleris thus undermine these aims.
Corporation. This marks the first time In the same month, the
The Division has also sought structural Department of Justice presented
the Antitrust Division has used its remedies to address vertical concerns in
authority under the Administrative the John Sherman Award to
situations where the merged firm Professor Robert Pitofsky in
Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. would have the incentive and ability to
§ 571 et seq.) to resolve a matter. The recognition of his lifetime
harm competition. For example, the contributions to the protection of
new process could prove to be a model Antitrust Division secured important
for future enforcement actions, where American consumers and the
divestitures in March 2020 in the preservation of economic liberty.
appropriate, to introduce greater merger between United Technologies
certainty for merging parties and to The award was presented during
Corporation (UTC) and Raytheon a celebration of the Antitrust
preserve taxpayer resources without Company (Raytheon), two of the
compromising the Antitrust Division’s Divisions’ 120th Anniversary in
primary suppliers of certain military the Great Hall of the Robert F.
enforcement mission. systems and components to the Kennedy Department of Justice
As a result of the ruling, Novelis must Department of Defense (DoD). To Building. The Department of
divest Aleris’s entire aluminum auto address vertical and horizontal antitrust Justice looks forward to
body sheet operations in North concerns, the parties agreed to divest presenting the Sherman Award
America, which will fully preserve three separate business units. to Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg this
competition in this important industry. Raytheon/UTC is discussed in further fall. See page 12 to learn more.
In addition, under the terms of the detail on page 21.
In May 2010, the Department of
arbitration agreement between
Merger Review Process Justice, the Federal Trade
defendants and the Department,
Modernization Bearing Fruit Commission, and the U.S. Patent
Novelis must reimburse the
and Trademark Office held a joint
Department for its fees and costs In September 2018, AAG Delrahim
public workshop on the
incurred in connection with the outlined a series of reforms that the
intersection of patent policy and
arbitration. See page 20 for more on Antitrust Division would undergo to
competition policy and its
Novelis. modernize the merger review process.
implications for promoting
As a benchmark to measure success, he
Focus on Structural Remedies innovation. As then-AAG
committed the Division to resolve most
Christine Varney remarked, “We
The resolution in Novelis is one of the merger investigations within six months
will benefit from working
most recent examples of the Antitrust of filing—provided that merging parties
together with our PTO and FTC
Division’s focus on structural remedies. cooperate expeditiously throughout the
colleagues to ensure that the
The Division has focused on structural process.
United States is using patent and
remedies in recent years because doing
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U.S. Department of Justice competition policy that
Antitrust Division Update 2020 maximizes the potential for
innovation, which is the primary
driving force of economic growth
As part of those reforms, the Antitrust The PCSF is an interagency partnership in the 21st century.”
Division published a model timing including prosecutors from the
agreement, which, in addition to Antitrust Division and 13 U.S. Attorneys’
providing transparency, significantly Offices, along with agents from the FBI
changed how the Division approaches and partner Offices of Inspector
Second Request investigations. The General. The Strike Force was created Getting to Know the DAAGs
Division also published for the first time to deter, detect, and prosecute Parties with matters in front of
a model voluntary request letter so antitrust crimes and related fraudulent the Antitrust Division can visit
merging parties can anticipate and schemes that undermine competition in the Division’s website to see the
collect the information and documents government procurement, grant, and biographies of the Principal
the Division needs. Getting that program funding. Deputy Assistant Attorney
information to the Division during the General Bernard (Barry) Nigro,
Since its launch, the PCSF has generated
initial waiting period often allows the Deputy Assistant Attorneys
an overwhelmingly positive response
merging parties to avoid a Second General Rene Augustine
from all corners of the procurement
Request or to narrow the scope of a (international and policy),
world. Over 50 federal, state, and local
Second Request. Michael (Mike) Murray
government agencies have reached out
The Division has consistently been to the PCSF seeking outreach training, (appellate, litigation, merger and
meeting or beating AAG Delrahim’s assistance with safeguarding their conduct investigations), Alex
pledge of completing the investigation procurement processes, and Okuliar (litigation, merger and
phase of our merger reviews and opportunities to work with the PCSF on conduct investigations), Richard
informing the parties of the Division’s investigations. Indeed, the Division’s Powers (criminal enforcement),
position within six months. Through PCSF attorneys had already led over and Jeffrey (Jeff) Wilder
early 2020, in all merger investigations, thirty in-person outreach presentations (economics).
the average time from the merging in 13 states and D.C. before the March To know them better, we asked
parties filing an HSR to the Division 2020 Presidential declaration of a the Deputy Assistant Attorneys
notifying the parties of the Division’s national emergency for COVID-19. Since General for two truths and a lie.
position is 5.4 months. In merger then, the PCSF has led over a dozen Find the answers upside down
investigations resulting ultimately in a interactive virtual training programs for on the next page.
challenge, whether a litigated court approximately 2,000 criminal
challenge or a remedy, the average investigators, data scientists, and Barry:
time to notification is 5.7 months. procurement officials representing a) I have been employed every
nearly 500 federal, state, and local year since 4th grade.
Although not every merger can be b) I sailed bareboat in the
agencies. The PCSF has already resulted
resolved in six months, the Division has Lesser Antilles with Chairman
in the opening of several grand jury
taken concrete steps to reduce delay to Jerome Powell and a Jesuit.
investigations.
the extent possible. As always, the c) I once played golf with
merging parties themselves can Enhancing Corporate Compliance President Clinton at Army
exercise significant control over the Navy Country Club.
In July 2019, the Antitrust Division
timing of the merger review process.
announced a new approach to Rene:
The Launch of the Procurement corporate compliance programs in a) I was an extra in the movie
Collusion Strike Force criminal investigations. The approach is Saw 4.
based on a recognition that strong b) I took a covered wagon
On November 5, Assistant Attorney corporate compliance programs are an across part of the Oregon
General Delrahim announced the important part of the effort to deter Trail.
launch of the Procurement Collusion and detect antitrust crimes. After a c) I have two pro athletes in my
Strike Force (PCSF), with the support of public roundtable and careful immediate family.
Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen.
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U.S. Department of Justice Mike:
Antitrust Division Update 2020 a) I walked the runway as a
model for my high school
prom fashion show.
deliberation, we concluded that we program, described further on page 28, b) My father has four brothers
could do more to incentivize antitrust bolsters the Division’s primary and four sisters, all over six
compliance efforts by recognizing investigative and litigation efforts, feet tall, including the
investments in pre-existing compliance allowing the Division to share its women.
programs. expertise and experiences with c) I have helped prosecute
generalist courts and judges—some of pirates.
First, the Antitrust Division announced
whom may have limited experience
it would consider and allow for Alex:
with antitrust laws themselves. The
crediting corporate compliance at the a) I am an avid skier and have
amicus program facilitates this
charging stage in criminal antitrust been heli-skiing down
important information sharing at
investigations. When considering glaciers in Western Canada.
comparatively low cost. For example,
corporate charges, Division prosecutors b) I was nearly thrown over a
the full cost (including investigation,
now consider compliance together with wall by a bull while running
litigation, and resolution phases) of the
all the other factors under the with the bulls in Pamplona,
Division’s case against Atrium Health’s
Principles of Federal Prosecution and Spain.
anticompetitive steering restrictions
the Principles of Federal Prosecution of c) The first gift my wife gave
was at least 100 times what the Division
Business Organizations, as well as our me after we met was a
spent in connection with its statement
Corporate Leniency Policy. The skydiving trip.
of interest, motion to intervene, and
potential credit is resolving the matter Richard:
consent decree in Seaman v. Duke
by a deferred prosecution agreement, a) I was born in Germany.
University regarding employee no-
rather than by guilty plea. b) I made a documentary film
poach agreements. Notably, both cases
Second, the Division announced involved allegations of Sherman Act that screened at a film
revisions to the Justice Manual violations in the healthcare industry, festival.
reflecting this policy change and and both cases reached the same result c) My brother is a fighter pilot.
updated the Antitrust Division Manual from an enforcement perspective. Jeff:
to address evaluation of compliance While the Division maintains its robust a) I used to run along the Tigris
programs, selection of monitors, and investigative and litigation efforts, the when stationed in Baghdad.
Division processes for recommending amicus program can be a highly b) I was born in Little Rock,
indictments and plea agreements. efficient use of resources in appropriate Arkansas.
matters. c) I taught myself to pick locks
Finally, for the first time, the Division
published a guidance document that The Antitrust Division also filed its first as a child.
focuses on evaluating compliance amicus brief with several State b; Alex a; Richard c; Jeff a
programs at both the charging and Attorneys General in the class action Answers: Barry c; Rene a; Mike
sentencing stages of criminal antitrust case of Stromberg v. Qualcomm, Inc. in
investigations. This guidance document June 2019. In their brief to the Ninth
is intended to assist Division Circuit, the Division and the States
prosecutors in their evaluation of argued that the district court’s
compliance programs, and to provide certification of a nationwide class of
greater transparency of the Division’s indirect purchasers under California’s New Front Office Faces
compliance analysis. Cartwright Act was erroneous and Alex Okuliar
undermined state and federal policies. Deputy AAG for Civil Enforcement
Amicus Program
The Division continues to deploy its Promoting International Due Alex Okuliar joined the Division
amicus program as a cost-effective Process after nearly five years as partner
means of ensuring the proper in the antitrust group of an
Advancing an initiative envisioned and
implementation and development of international law firm. Alex is a
developed by the Division, in May 2019,
federal antitrust laws. The amicus
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U.S. Department of Justice former trial attorney in the
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Technology and Financial
Services Section and attorney
advisor to FTC Commissioner
the Division worked successfully with The successful launch of the CAP Ohlhausen. He has been
the international competition represents a significant milestone for practicing antitrust law for
enforcement community and the global competition-law enforcement. roughly twenty years with a
International Competition Network Thus far, over 70 competition agencies, focus on merger advocacy and
(ICN) to launch what is now the including almost every major antitrust litigation in the
“Framework on Competition Agency competition agency in the world, have technology and media sectors.
Procedures” (CAP). The CAP is the first signed on to the framework, and the Alex started an online media
multilateral agreement on antitrust Division expects that number to company with friends in college
among antitrust enforcement agencies continue growing. It remains a top and sold it shortly before going
focused on promoting fundamental due priority for the Division to ensure to law school. He is a graduate of
process, such as fair and effective China’s new agency, SAMR to be a Vanderbilt University Law School
procedures, in competition signatory to the CAP. See page 27 and and the Wharton School of the
enforcement. CAP member agencies AAG Delrahim’s speech to the Council University of Pennsylvania.
around the world, who don’t need to be on Foreign Relations to learn more on
ICN members, commit to adhering to the CAP. Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-
principles such as non-discrimination, Daniel
transparency and predictability, The Judgment Termination Initiative New York Office Assistant Chief
confidentiality protection, appropriate Prior to 1979, many consent decrees Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-
notification of allegations, written were perpetual, which make them Daniel served as Counsel to the
enforcement decisions, and availability prime examples of extended regulation Assistant Attorney General until
of independent review of decisions. without purpose. In recognition of the the end of April 2020, where her
work focused on criminal
Goods or Services Involved in the Judgment Termination Initiative antitrust matters including
international cartel enforcement
Down:
and compliance. From June 2015
1. Alabama court tosses overboard
to March 2019, Tee served as a
the decree for netting this fish.
trial attorney in the Division’s
2. Save your quarters. Decree
Washington Criminal II Section.
regulating coin-operated ____ play
She joined the Division in June
their last tracks.
2015 from private practice in the
3. Court doesn’t slip up in dismissing
Brussels, New York, and
this fruit decree.
Washington, D.C. offices of
7. Court pulls the rug out.
international law firms, where
9. This seafood decree is canned by
she counseled clients on a range
the court.
of civil and criminal antitrust
10. Delaware court detonates this
issues. Tee is dual-qualified in
107-year-old decree.
New York and in England and
Across: Wales, and is a graduate of
4. PETA didn’t object to this pelt Harvard Law School and the
decree going out of fashion. University of Cambridge. She
5. Ohio court strikes this decree from currently serves as the Acting
the books with no room to spare. Director of the Procurement
6. Going down. Decree now “Out of Service” for carrying grain. Collusion Strike Force and was
8. Texas court shells this nutty 46-year-old decree. recently appointed Assistant
11. Decree pushing up daisies after court buries it. Chief in the New York Office.
12. The day the ____ roll decree died.
13. Court thaws this 85-year-old decree. Find the answers on page 28.
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U.S. Department of Justice Elyse Dorsey
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Counsel to the AAG
Elyse Dorsey serves as Counsel to
the Assistant Attorney General.
dynamism of markets, the policy of the terminate a decree. Terminated
Elyse advises the AAG on a wide
Antitrust Division is now generally to decrees range from obsolete industries
array of legal and policy matters,
limit any behavioral relief stemming (like music rolls) to seminal antitrust
primarily relating to the
from consent decrees to ten years. cases (like Standard Oil and Brown
Division’s appellate and amicus
Shoe). Some of the older decrees
The Judgment Termination Initiative is brief programs, international
subject to this review include the
the Division’s effort to end perpetual work, and IP and technology-
Paramount decrees that relate to
judgments, dating back as far as the related issues. Elyse joined the
motion picture exhibition and the
1890s. To date, the Division has Division from the Federal Trade
ASCAP and BMI decrees that to this day
terminated decrees in 77 of 79 affected Commission, where she was an
govern the licensing of music for public
districts across the United States. Attorney Advisor to
performance rights. See more about
Courts terminated nearly 800 legacy Commissioner Noah Joshua
this initiative on page 16.
judgments in total, and no court has Phillips. Prior to that, Elyse
denied the Division’s request to practiced at an international law
firm and clerked on the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth
New Heights for the “New Madison” Approach Circuit for Judge E. Grady Jolly.
Elyse earned her law degree
Over the past three years, the Antitrust Standards-Essential Patents Subject to
summa cum laude from Antonin
Division has embarked on a multi- Voluntary F/RAND Commitments, which
Scalia Law School at George
pronged effort to help educate and replaced a previous statement on the
Mason University—where she
modernize the approach to antitrust same topic that was issued in 2013.
frequently teaches antitrust
and intellectual property law. Under That effort was the culmination of close
classes—and her undergraduate
this “New Madison” approach, the work between staff and leadership at
degree summa cum laude from
Division has cautioned against the those three agencies. So far, the
Clemson University.
misapplication of antitrust theories to statement has been very well received
IP disputes where a patent-holder as an important step toward restoring
William Sloan
unilaterally attempts to exercise the balance to the debate over the
Counsel to the AAG
“exclusive Right” conferred by the U.S. availability of injunctions for
William Sloan served on detail as
Constitution. The Division has sought to infringement of SEPs.
Counsel to the Assistant Attorney
foster balance in the debate between
The Division further expanded its General until the end of February
so-called patent “hold up” and “hold
advocacy in federal district courts, filing 2020, where his work focused on
out.” At the same time, the Division has
statements of interest advocating for criminal antitrust matters,
brought greater attention to the risk of
the sound application of antitrust law to including serving as the first
anticompetitive coordination among
intellectual property disputes. Earlier Director of the recently-formed
members of standards development
this year, in Continental v. Avanci, the Procurement Collusion Strike
organizations.
Division argued that alleged breaches of Force. From 2014 to 2018, he
This past year, the “New Madison” FRAND obligations do not give rise to served as an Assistant U.S.
approach reached new heights as it monopolization claims, and in Intel v. Attorney in the Eastern District
expanded its advocacy on matters Fortress, the Division argued against an of Virginia, and from 2018 to the
involving the application of antitrust assertion that antitrust law barred the present as an Assistant U.S.
law to intellectual property disputes. defendant’s efforts to aggregate and to Attorney in the Eastern District
monetize patent rights. Consistent with of Michigan. Prior to joining the
Late last year, the Division joined the
its words of warning against Department of Justice, he
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and the
anticompetitive conduct in standards worked as an associate in the
National Institute of Standards and
development organizations, the Washington, D.C. office of an
Technology in releasing an updated
Division’s statement of interest in NSS international law firm and also
Policy Statement on Remedies for
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U.S. Department of Justice served as a law clerk to the
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Honorable Richard J. Leon of the
U.S. District Court for the District
of Columbia. Before attending
Labs v. Crowdstrike emphasized that licenses to take a particular form. law school, he served in the U.S.
illegal group boycotts among standards Moreover, after careful consideration, Marine Corps as an infantry
participants may be subject to the per the Division filed an amicus brief in late officer and deployed twice to
se rule. 2019 in FTC v. Qualcomm, now pending Iraq. He is a graduate of
in the Ninth Circuit, arguing that the Georgetown University Law
The Division also was active in
district court’s ruling improperly applied Center and Princeton University.
significant cases pending in federal
Section 2 of the Sherman Act to
courts of appeals. In October 2019, the
condemn unilateral licensing activity in Kristina Srica
Division filed a joint amicus brief with
a manner that threatens competition Counsel to the AAG
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in
and innovation Kristina Srica serves as Counsel
HTC v. Ericsson, now pending in the
Fifth Circuit, advocating against a rigid With the success of the “New Madison” to the Assistant Attorney
understanding of what FRAND requires project, the Antitrust Division expects General, where her work focuses
patent-holders to offer licensees. to continue its public advocacy in the on a range of criminal antitrust
Specifically, the agencies argued the coming year. Our goal is to promote matters. She has served in a
court should not adopt a rule that dynamic competition and incentives for number of other positions since
would unnecessarily limit the use of innovation, consistent with the joining the Antitrust Division
prior licensing evidence in FRAND ingenious framework for the patent through the Attorney General’s
disputes, or that would require FRAND system that the Founders created. Honors Program in 2012,
including as a trial attorney in
both the New York Office and
Assistant Attorney General Awards Washington Criminal I Section,
and as a Special Assistant to the
In January 2020, AAG Delrahim the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General
Directors of Civil and Criminal
recognized the outstanding and Senior Director for Investigations
Enforcement. As a trial attorney,
accomplishments of the Division’s staff and Litigation presented the awards.
Kristina investigated and
at the Division’s Assistant Attorney The ceremony gave the Division a
prosecuted a variety of domestic
General Awards ceremony. After chance to acknowledge fifteen
and international cartel cases in
opening remarks from AAG Delrahim, individuals and nine teams that went
a broad span of industries,
including financial markets and
generic drugs. She also served as
a Special Assistant United States
Attorney with the U.S. Attorneys’
Offices for the District of
Columbia and the Eastern District
of Virginia, where she litigated a
broad range of criminal cases.
Kristina is a graduate of Hofstra
University and Brooklyn Law
School.
Cecilia Cheng
Rill Fellow of the Antitrust
Division
Cecilia Cheng is the inaugural Rill
Makan Delrahim delivers remarks at the annual Assistant Attorney General Awards ceremony in January Fellow of the Antitrust Division
2020. The ceremony was held this year in the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice and joined the Division in 2019
Building. Find the full list of honorees on our website.
9
U.S. Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Honors Program. She spends the
first year of the fellowship in the
Office of the Assistant Attorney
above and beyond in their advocacy for intensely negotiated merger General, where her work focuses
competition and for American settlements, precedent-setting civil on a range of antitrust matters
consumers. These recipients worked on conduct litigation, groundbreaking related to the international
successful criminal trials, matters where international negotiations, and top- program and to civil litigation. As
merging parties forced the Division’s notch appellate work, among other a summer intern in the San
teams to go to court, complex and things. Francisco Office of the Division,
Cecilia also worked on criminal
In Memoriam: Wayne Dunham
antitrust matters involving bid
One of the employees recognized in the AAG Awards ceremony this January was rigging. Prior to joining the
economist Wayne Dunham. Wayne’s passing at the end of 2019 left a hole in the Division, Cecilia was a law clerk
Antitrust Division and its Economic Analysis Group. In his quarter century with the for the Honorable Douglas H.
Antitrust Division, Wayne’s influence in shaping modern antitrust could not be Ginsburg of the D.C. Circuit Court
missed. He aided in the development of theories of competitive effects by of Appeals. She developed an
supporting many of the Division’s testifying experts and making his own interest in antitrust law before
presentations on tying and vertical foreclosure. The Division consistently relied on attending law school, when she
Wayne for high profile matters and consent decrees—but one of Wayne’s most worked as a senior analyst at an
enduring contributions came in one of his very first cases: the Antitrust Division’s economic consulting firm
Section 2 case against Microsoft. This was the first specializing in expert testimony
major case to revolve around both network effects and for antitrust litigation. Cecilia is a
potential competition, topics impossible to escape in graduate of the University of
today’s antitrust circles. California, Berkeley and Yale Law
While the Division will certainly miss Wayne’s School.
incredible substantive contributions to our work, we
will miss his wry sense of humor and his passion even
more. He was a generous colleague whose open door
helped shape many of the next generation of Division The Sections of the Division
economists. It was with much sadness that we learned
Wayne Dunham
of Wayne’s passing, and we are grateful for his decades The Antitrust Division could not
Economist
of public service. accomplish its mission of
protecting competition without
Attorney General Awards the dedication of its section
The Division is excited to congratulate Holler, Jonathan Silberman, and Ryan members. These attorneys and
the two teams of attorneys who were Tansey received the Attorney General’s economists represent the
honored with the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service for interests of the United States
Award for Distinguished Service for their work on the Korea fuels parallel every day and serve as
their work on important enforcement investigations. As a result of the caretakers of the antitrust laws.
initiatives for the Antitrust Division. We Division’s investigation of a decade-long The Antitrust Division expresses
also celebrated those honored with the bid-rigging conspiracy that targeted its thanks to all the employees
John Marshall Award, the Department’s contracts to supply fuel to U.S. military who comprise the Division. It
highest award for attorneys, for their bases in Korea, five oil companies also extends congratulations to
work supporting the Antitrust Division’s agreed to plead guilty and seven those who have been promoted
Judgment Termination Initiative. The individuals were indicted. In total, the to positions of leadership this
Attorney General bestowed these companies have agreed to pay $156 year. Their names are marked
awards at a ceremony last October. million in criminal fines and over $236 with an asterisk (*).
million in separate civil settlements.
Kevin B. Hart, Ken Sakurabayashi, Katie
These settlements were the first
Stella, Bobby Lepore, Dick Doidge, John
10U.S. Department of Justice Appellate Section
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Chief Daniel Haar*, Assistant
Chief Robert B. Nicholson,
Assistant Chief Stratton Strand
Staff Attorneys: Adam Chandler,
Andrew N. Delaney, Kathleen S.
Kiernan, Patrick Kuhlmann, Bryan
Leitch, Nickolai Levin, Matthew
C. Mandelberg, Steven Mintz,
Jeffrey Negrette, Robert Wiggers,
Mary Helen Wimberly
Chicago Office
Chief Kalina M. Tulley, Assistant
Chief Daniel W. Glad*, Assistant
Chief Michael Loterstein
Staff Attorneys: Chester Choi,
Jonathan Clow, Kevin Culum,
Elizabeth Homan, Robert Jacobs,
Meagan Johnson, Ruben
Martinez, Jr., Arefa Patel, Jane
The Department of Justice honors attorneys from the Antitrust Division with the Attorney General’s Phillips, Jill Rogowski, Andrew
Award for Distinguished Service for their investigation into the electrolytic capacitors industry. The team Rosa, Vivian Sapthavee, Eric
uncovered a wide-ranging price-fixing conspiracy which yielded guilty pleas and criminal fines totaling Schleef, Carla Stern, Sandra
over $150 million.
Talbott, Jason Turner
significant Section 4A settlements in Finally, Dorothy Fountain, Mark Niefer,
many years and the largest on record. Hillary Snyder, Larry Reicher, Barry Competition Policy and
Creech, Justin Dempsey, Mark Merva, Advocacy Section
Katrina Rouse, Christopher Carlberg, Chief David Lawrence*,
Cameron Gower, Ryan Karr, and Kara
Mikal Condon, Thomas Greene, Paradi Assistant Chief Karina B. Lubell*
Kuritz received the John Marshall
Javandel, Jacklin Lem, Kelsey Linnett, Staff Attorneys: Mac Conforti,
Award, the Department’s highest award
Andrew Mast, Howard Parker, Jennifer Dixton, Eric Dunn, Erica
for attorneys, for their work supporting
Alexandra Shepard, Celestine Susi, Mintzer, Charles Ramsey,
the Judgment Termination Initiative.
Edward Bernard, Peter Woodward, Douglas Rathbun
The team worked to terminate
and Linda Van Stavern received the
perpetual consent decrees dating back
Attorney General’s Award for Defense, Industrials, and
to the 1890s that have languished on
Distinguished Service for their work on Aerospace Section
the books and records of the
electrolytic capacitors. Electrolytic Chief Katrina Rouse*, Assistant
Department and court dockets. To date,
capacitors are a ubiquitous component Chief Jay Owen*, Assistant Chief
the effort has led to the termination of
of consumer electronics, including Doha Mekki*
hundreds of legacy judgments in over
computers, televisions, and car engine Staff Attorneys: Erin Carter
seventy district courts across the
system. The team’s investigation into Grace, Jeremy Cline, Thomas
country. For more on this initiative, see
the industry’s wide-ranging price-fixing DeMatteo, James Foster, Kerrie
page 7.
conspiracy led to charges against eight Freeborn, John Greaney, Stephen
companies and ten individuals. The The Division is proud of the recognition Harris, Christine Hill, Dan
team successfully prosecuted all eight our staff received, and thanks the team Monahan, Catherine
companies, securing guilty pleas and members who supported them. We are Montezuma, Gabriella
criminal fines totaling over $150 million. privileged to work with each one of Moskowitz, Samer Musallam,
these talented and dedicated Veronica Onyema, Fred
individuals. Parmenter, Kevin Quin, Blake
Rushforth, Lowell Stern,
11U.S. Department of Justice Angela Yuen Yuk Ting, Rebecca
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Valentine, Bashiri Wilson
Economic Analysis Group
Economic Litigation Section:
The Sherman Award
Chief Norm Familant, Assistant
In October 2020, the Department of Chief Ari Gerstle*
Justice will present the Honorable Economic Policy Section: Chief
Douglas H. Ginsburg with the John Aditi Mehta*, Assistant Chief
Sherman Award. The Award represents Evan Gee*
the Department’s highest antitrust Economic Regulatory Section:
honor, given in recognition of lifetime Chief Beth Armington, Assistant
contributions to the development of Chief Nathan Goldstein*
antitrust law and the preservation of Economic Advisor: Ron Drennan*
economic liberty. Staff economists: Robin Allen,
Danial Asmat, John Bender, Ross
Of his many notable contributions to
Brater, Jacob Burgdorf, Brian
the field, Judge Ginsburg elevated the
Three Assistant Attorneys General of the Clark, Haru Connolly, Patrick
role of economic analysis in antitrust Antitrust Division. Pictured L-R: Makan Delrahim, Greenlee, Jenny Ho, Helen
enforcement by expanding the James F. Rill, and the Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg.
Knudsen, June Lee, Jeff Lien,
Division’s economics section and by
markets. Judge Ginsburg’s antitrust Peggy Loudermilk, Matthew
creating the position of the Deputy
scholarship is widely admired, and his Magura, Sue Majewski, Levi
Assistant Attorney General for
academic works—ranging in topic from Marks, Dimitry Mezhvinsky,
Economic Analysis during his tenure as
the application of antitrust law in a Deborah Minehart, Diane Owen,
the Assistant Attorney General of the
changing economy to the effects of Craig Peters, Russ Pittman,
Antitrust Division. His jurisprudence and
extra-jurisdictional remedies—tackle Joseph Podwol, Yin Jia (Jeff) Qiu,
scholarship further reflect the
complex questions and continue to Alex Raskovich, Michael
intellectual rigor that has marked his
influence students, enforcers, and Sandfort, Jenny Shanefelter,
distinguished career. He was an
practitioners alike. Jessica Stahl, Yair Taylor, Tom
influential judge on the landmark
Whalen, Tor Winston, Zhongmin
United States v. Microsoft case in 2001, The Department of Justice looks
Wang, Peter Woodward, Fan
and the case remains foundational to forward to presenting Judge Ginsburg
Zhang
understanding competition in high-tech with the award this fall.
Staff Financial Analysts: Joanne
Legomsky, John Griffin
Spotlight on Women in Leadership
Healthcare and Consumer
The Antitrust Division is committed to supporting the many women who help Products Section
advance the Division’s mission. Within the past year, the Division has welcomed
Chief Eric Welsh*, Assistant
several women to new roles, including in senior leadership positions.
Chief Jill Maguire*, Assistant
Rene Augustine Chief Andrew Robinson*
Staff Attorneys: Jesus Alvarado-
The Division named Rene Augustine as the new DAAG
Rivera, Shobitha Bhat, Barry
in charge of international and policy matters in July
Creech, Justin Dempsey, Nate
2019, a position to which she was formally appointed
Harris, Justin Heipp, Chris Hong,
in January 2020. Augustine served most recently as
Barry Joyce, David Kelly, Karl
Senior Counsel in the Antitrust Division’s Front Office,
Knutsen, Garrett Liskey, John
overseeing both the Competition Policy and Advocacy
Lohrer, Natalie Melada,
Section and the Media, Entertainment, and
Catherine Reilly, David Stoltzfus,
Professional Services Section. Augustine has
Rene Augustine Brandon Storm, Julie Tenney,
previously served in all three branches of government
Deputy Assistant Attorney Chris Wetzel
and in the private sector.
General
12U.S. Department of Justice International Section
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Chief Lynda Marshall, Assistant
Chief Caldwell Harrop, Assistant
Chief Michelle Rindone
Favorite part of the new role: “I love my job, especially because the international Staff Attorneys: Aimee Imundo,
and policy programs at the Division cover an incredibly broad range of issues and Melanie Krebs-Pilotti, Caroline
give me an opportunity to engage with so many bright and interesting people.” Laise, Tim Longman, Sharon
Best professional advice you’ve received: “I have been fortunate to receive lots of Mann, Leah McCoy
great advice from mentors during the course of my career. Two pieces of advice Technical Assistant Coordinator:
stand out: 1) When opportunity knocks, open the door; and 2) Seek a diversity of Devon Mahoney (Ret. FBI)
experience in your career—it will enhance your judgment and make you more Media, Entertainment, and
effective in whatever you are doing.” Professional Services Section
Kathy O’Neill Chief Owen Kendler, Assistant
Chief Lisa Scanlon, Assistant
In July 2019, the Division also welcomed Kathy O’Neill as
Chief Yvette Tarlov
the Senior Director of Investigations and Litigation.
Staff Attorneys: Meagan
O’Neill has been with the Antitrust Division for 12 years,
Bellshaw, Lee Berger, Brittney
and most recently served as Chief of the Antitrust
Dimond, Cory Brader Leuchten,
Division’s Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture
Mona Haar, Steven Kramer,
Section. In her new role, she serves in the Front Office as
Sarah Licht, Gregg Malawer,
the senior-most career civil antitrust attorney, with
Anthony Mariano, Bennett
responsibility over all civil merger and conduct
Matelson, Mark Merva, Lily
investigations and litigation. Kathy O’Neill Okamuro, John Read, Kate Riggs,
Senior Director of Lauren Riker, Ethan Stevenson,
Favorite part of the new role: “In my time at the
Investigations and Paul Torzilli, Jeffery Vernon,
Division, I’ve had the good fortune to work on a wide
Litigation Mimi Vishio, Rachel Zwolinski
variety of matters and issues and to serve as the Chief of
a terrific and very busy section. In my new role, I am really enjoying getting to bring
New York Office
that experience to bear across the full portfolio of civil case work. I’m also enjoying
working with a broader set of folks. I love working with people who care deeply Chief Joseph Muoio, Assistant
about the mission, who enjoy grappling with challenging legal issues and working up Chief Eyitayo (Tee) O. St.
the cases. The Division is full of people like that and now I get to work with even Matthew Daniel*, Assistant
more of them.” Chief Carrie Syme*
Staff Attorneys: Philip D.
Best professional advice you’ve received: “Two great pieces of advice: #1. Hard Andriole, Bryan Bughman,
work pays off—this is a lesson instilled by my parents that has become central to my Katherine Calle, Mary Anne
personal ethos. #2. It’s all about the people—if you enjoy the people you work with Carnival, Helen Christodoulou,
and care about what you do for a living, it makes all the difference.” Milosz Gudzowski, Paola Henry,
Eric Hoffmann, Kathryn Kushner,
Women Making History
Ann Lucas, Christopher Maietta,
During Women’s History Month last year, the Division honored the role of women in Rebecca Meiklejohn, Stephanie
antitrust leadership by formally dedicating the Anne K. Bingaman Auditorium & Raney, Bryan Serino, Steven
Lecture Hall at the Department of Justice’s Liberty Square Building. Anne Bingaman Tugander
was the first female Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Antitrust Division,
Office of Civil Operations
serving from 1993 to 1996 after being appointed by President Clinton. The
dedication of the auditorium recognizes Bingaman’s many contributions to Chief Amy Fitzpatrick
protecting competition on behalf of American consumers. During her tenure, the Counsel for Civil Operations:
Division investigated Microsoft’s monopolization of PC operating systems and Soyoung (Jenny) Choe, Tracy
charged 24 major NASDAQ securities firms with fixing transaction costs for Fisher
investors. We are grateful for Bingaman’s reinvigoration of the Division’s
13U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Chief Legal Advisor
Antitrust Division Update 2020 Chief Dorothy Fountain, Deputy
Chief Mark Niefer, Deputy Chief
Sarah Oldfield
enforcement efforts, as well as her inspiration to future generations of female Staff Attorneys: Nina Hale,
antitrust attorneys. Kenneth Hendricks, Evan
This year, the Division had planned to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Perlman, Hillary Snyder
dedication of the Anne K. Bingaman Auditorium & Lecture Hall by hosting a San Francisco Office
Women’s History Month celebration at the Hall in March 2020. Although we were
Chief Manish Kumar, Assistant
unable to host the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it would have been a
Chief Jacklin Lem, Assistant
wonderful chance to celebrate the promotion of our many women leaders into
Chief Leslie Wulff*
management roles this year. We are proud to announce the following promotions
Senior Litigation Counsel for
or additions since April 2019:
Criminal Enforcement: Mikal
Office of the AAG: Elyse Dorsey (Counsel to the AAG), Kristina Srica (Counsel to the Condon
AAG), Cecilia Cheng (Rill Fellow); Office of Civil Operations: Amy R. Fitzpatrick Staff Attorneys: Zachary
(Chief); Competition Policy and Advocacy: Karina B. Lubell (Assistant Chief); Defense, Abrahamson, Christopher
Industrials, and Aerospace: Katrina Rouse (Chief); Economic Policy: Aditi Mehta Carlberg, Pam Cole, Jeremy
(Chief); Healthcare and Consumer Products: Jill Maguire (Assistant Chief); New York Goldstein, Thomas Greene,
Office: Eyitayo (Tee) O. St. Matthew Daniel (Assistant Chief), Carrie Syme (Assistant Jennifer Hane, Philander Huynh,
Chief); San Francisco Office: Leslie Wulff (Assistant Chief), Mikal Condon (Senior Paradi Javandel, Elizabeth
Litigation Counsel for Criminal Enforcement); Transportation, Energy, and Jensen, Andrew Mast, Nolan
Agriculture: Katherine Celeste (Assistant Chief), Patricia Corcoran (Assistant Chief). Mayther, Arshia Najafi, Howard
Parker, Michael Rabkin, Ken
Spotlight: Women Leaders in Sabre Sakurabayashi, Albert Sambat,
Andrew Schupanitz, Alexandra
In August 2019, the Antitrust Division the transaction in April 2020 and the
Shepard, Anne Veldhuis
sued to block Sabre’s $360 million parties abandoned the transaction in
acquisition of Farelogix, alleging the May 2020. The Division has since
Technology and Financial
acquisition would eliminate a disruptive moved to vacate the district court’s
Services Section
competitor from the market for airline decision granting judgment to
booking services, which allow airlines to defendants. Chief Aaron Hoag, Assistant
process orders from travel agencies. Chief Danielle Hauck, Assistant
Throughout the eight-day trial, the Chief Adam Severt
The Division argued the acquisition
Division benefited from the excellent Staff Attorneys: Paul Andrew
would eliminate competition from
lawyering of the trial team, including Allulis, Brendan Ballou-Kelley,
Farelogix, an innovative firm whose
several women who held key roles. This Sarah Bartels, Bindi Bhagat,
unique approach challenged Sabre’s
paralleled the contributions of women Michael Eric Blaisdell, Samuel
longstanding position as the leading
leaders during the investigation. Blesi, Janet Brody, Kent Brown,
provider of booking services in the
United States. Despite its small market Jessica Butler-Arkow, Sean Kevin
Julie Elmer (Attorney, TFS), the
share, Farelogix presents an important Carman, Travis Chapman, Nick
litigation lead, delivered the Division’s
alternative for airlines, allowing them to Cheolas, Alex Cohen, Aaron
opening statement, speaking for nearly
negotiate better terms. For consumers Comenetz, Vittorio Cottafavi,
thirty minutes to a courtroom packed
who travel, Farelogix’s next-generation Erin Craig, Milly Dick, Christopher
with members of the antitrust bar and
booking services enhance choice and Dodge, Julie Elmer, Gary Daniel
members of the press. No stranger to
otherwise improve the travel Feldon, David A. Geiger, Richard
the role, Sabre marks Elmer’s second
experience. Although the District Court Cameron Gower, Leah Graham,
effort leading a trial team at the
of Delaware ultimately denied the Daniel Guarnera, Adrienne Hahn,
Division, following the 2017 trial in
Division’s request for injunctive relief, Karl Herrmann, Ian Hoffman,
United States v. Energy Solutions, where
the U.K. Competition and Markets John Hogan, Ryan Karr, Ihan Kim,
she led the successful challenge to the
Authority issued a statement blocking John Lindermuth, Alisa Mastro,
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