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Paul M. Thompson

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Paul M. Thompson represents clients in complex criminal and civil matters. He has extensive experience in internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, grand jury investigations, appellate practice and congressional investigations, with a particular focus on clients in the health care industry. Paul is a member of McDermott’s Management and Executive Committees. From 2011 to 2015, he served as partner-in-charge of the Washington, DC office.

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1721 Bulletin

Justin P. Murphy, Andrew Lee, Paul M. Thompson The US DoJ prosecutes attempted collusion among business competitors in the construction sector (Nathan Nephi Zito)

31 October 2022 687

On October 31, 2022, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division) made good on its intention earlier this year to revitalize efforts surrounding criminal enforcement of Section 2 of the Sherman Act when the president of a paving and asphalt contractor in Montana pleaded (...)

Julian L. André, Justin P. Murphy, Sarah E. Walters, Edward B. Diskant, Paul M. Thompson, Kenji M. Price, Benton Curtis The US Attorney General Merrick Garland and DoJ Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. address the DoJ’s increased commitment to investigating and prosecuting corporate crime

3 March 2022 384

In March 3, 2022, speeches at the American Bar Association’s Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime (ABA White Collar Institute), US Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland and US Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (AAG) Kenneth Polite Jr. addressed the US Department of (...)

Stefan M. Meisner, Nicole L. Castle, Paul M. Thompson The US DoJ Antitrust Division publishes new policy that significantly enhances the importance of compliance programs

11 July 2019 569

THE LATEST: NEW DOJ ANTITRUST DIVISION POLICY MAKES COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER* What Happened: Last week, the Antitrust Division reported that it has changed its Justice Manual to state that it will consider antitrust compliance at the charging stage in criminal antitrust (...)

Paul M. Thompson, Stefan M. Meisner, Ashley McMahon The US FTC and DoJ publish antitrust guidelines for international enforcement and cooperation

13 January 2017 81

On Friday, January 13, 2017, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the new Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation. These guidelines were jointly developed by the agencies and serve to update the Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines (...)