Leah Brannon is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in Washington DC. Leah Brannon’s practice focuses on antitrust matters, including mergers and litigation, and appellate litigation. Her work has involved cases in both federal and state courts, and she has advised clients in investigations by the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, state agencies, and the European Commission. Her recent experience includes representing Google Inc. in connection with the enforcement of the consent decree in United States v. Microsoft. She represented PeopleSoft Inc. in its $10 billion acquisition by Oracle Corporation and related litigation, and Maytag Corporation in its $2.7 billion acquisition by Whirlpool Corporation. She also defended Otis Elevator Company and United Technologies Corporation against a purported antitrust class action, which involved a successful motion to dismiss all claims that was subsequently affirmed on all counts by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ms. Brannon is distinguished as one of the leading antitrust lawyers by Chambers USA, U.S. Legal 500 and Washingtonian magazine. In addition, in 2011 she was selected as one of The American Lawyer’s "45 Under 45" best young women lawyers, and in 2010 she was named a "future star" by Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, and one of Law360’s ten "rising stars" in antitrust law.
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On Tuesday, January 18th, FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter held a joint press conference in which they announced ambitious plans to review and update the Merger Guidelines, targeting a release of new guidelines before the end of 2022. (...)
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The New York state Senate has passed the “Twenty-First Century Antitrust Act” (S. 933) to amend its state antitrust law, radically changing the risks of doing business in New York. It ostensibly aims at so-called “Big Tech,” but applies to all businesses, even those having very little (...)
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On December 22, 2020, the US Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) issued a Commentary on Vertical Merger Enforcement. This follows the recent issuance of revised Vertical Merger Guidelines published jointly by the FTC and Department of Justice (the “Agencies”) on June 30, 2020. While the (...)
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On June 30, 2020, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (the “Agencies”) published final Vertical Merger Guidelines. Draft Guidelines were previously released for public comment on January 10. The Guidelines largely reflect the Agencies’ current approach and do not appear (...)
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to extreme demand and price volatility for certain products, as well as fluctuations in firms’ costs. As firms struggle to manage these changes, agencies are aggressively seeking to show they are preventing consumer exploitation—for example, as a result of (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2012 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. On July 7, 2011, the FTC and DOJ jointly published changes to the Hart-Scott- Rodino Act premerger notification form. The agencies originally noticed the (...)
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The 1997 Notice on market definition is one of the oldest guidance notices adopted by the Commission in the area of competition law. Although its main principles appear still valid and uncontroversial, there is arguably scope for further guidance in controversial areas such as the (...)
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Competition Case Law Digest 5th Edition - A Synthesis of US, EU and National Leading Cases
