Noni Nelson is an associate of the Antitrust practice in Sherman & Sterling’s New York office. Her practice focuses on defending mergers and acquisitions before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, state antitrust authorities, and foreign competition authorities. She also counsels clients on a range of antitrust matters including government investigations and antitrust counseling on a wide rnage of business conduct and compliance issues. Noni represents clients in a variety of industries, including media, transportation, agriculture, chemicals, oil and gas, and various software and technology sectors. Before joining Shearman & Sterling, Noni interned in the Antitrust Division of the New York Office of the Attorney-General. She has also worked at a top-tier law firm in Australia and served as a law clerk on the New South Wales Court of Appeal (Australia).
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On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that seven directors resigned from their board positions because of DOJ’s concerns that holding the positions violated the Clayton Act’s prohibition on interlocking directorates. Discussed more fully (...)
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On January 21, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”). The official publication is expected to be released in the Federal Register on January 24, 2022. (...)
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What This Means for Merger Enforcement, Technology Platforms, Healthcare, Banking and Consumer Finance and Labor Markets On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order (and provided an accompanying FACT Sheet) with the stated goal of using existing antitrust laws (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. The Australian competition law watchdog recently concluded an investigation into big technology’s market power, the first comprehensive investigation of its (...)
