Darren Tucker

Darren is a partner and the chair of the antitrust group of Vinson & Elkins. Darren has two decades of experience handling the largest, most complex merger and non-merger antitrust investigations, with a focus on the technology, energy, and pharmaceutical sectors. Darren has played key roles in many of the most prominent antitrust cases involving the U.S. agencies, including two trials against the U.S. government (FTC v. Arch Coal (D.D.C) and FTC v. CCC (D.D.C.)) and the settlement of a leading gun jumping case (US v. Gemstar (D.D.C.)). He has helped obtain clearance for approximately 100 mergers and acquisitions. Darren also has extensive experience on competition matters outside the U.S., having counseled clients on merger and non-merger antitrust matters in Europe, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, and Australia. In 2017, Global Competition Review recognized Darren as one of the leading antitrust lawyers under the age of 45. Other credentialing groups recognizing Darren as a leading antitrust lawyer include The Legal 500 and Super Lawyers. He has been part of the leadership of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law for over a decade, where he currently serves on the section’s governing Council. From 2009-2013, Darren served as an attorney advisor to Commissioners Joshua D. Wright and J. Thomas Rosch at the FTC. In that role, he advised the commissioners on staff enforcement recommendations, litigation strategy, and policy matters, including the 2010 Merger Guidelines. This experience allows Darren to provide valuable insights to clients regarding competition enforcement and policy issues. Darren is a partner and the chair of the antitrust group of Vinson & Elkins. Darren has two decades of experience handling the largest, most complex merger and non-merger antitrust investigations, with a focus on the technology, energy, and pharmaceutical sectors. Darren has played key roles in many of the most prominent antitrust cases involving the U.S. agencies, including two trials against the U.S. government (FTC v. Arch Coal (D.D.C) and FTC v. CCC (D.D.C.)) and the settlement of a leading gun jumping case (US v. Gemstar (D.D.C.)). He has helped obtain clearance for approximately 100 mergers and acquisitions. Darren also has extensive experience on competition matters outside the U.S., having counseled clients on merger and non-merger antitrust matters in Europe, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, and Australia. In 2017, Global Competition Review recognized Darren as one of the leading antitrust lawyers under the age of 45. Other credentialing groups recognizing Darren as a leading antitrust lawyer include The Legal 500 and Super Lawyers. He has been part of the leadership of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law for over a decade, where he currently serves on the section’s governing Council. From 2009-2013, Darren served as an attorney advisor to Commissioners Joshua D. Wright and J. Thomas Rosch at the FTC. In that role, he advised the commissioners on staff enforcement recommendations, litigation strategy, and policy matters, including the 2010 Merger Guidelines. This experience allows Darren to provide valuable insights to clients regarding competition enforcement and policy issues.