Norris McLaughlin antitrust/trade regulation attorneys have years of experience representing both domestic and international clients in the telecommunications, health care, energy, computer, pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer products manufacturing industries, among others. Services we provide to our clients include:

• Review routine business practices for compliance with applicable antitrust and trade regulation laws
• Reduce antitrust risk associated with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other business arrangements among competitors
• Prepare Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notifications
• Represent clients during investigations by state and federal antitrust agencies
• Represent corporate officers, directors, and employees accused of price-fixing, bid-rigging, boycotts, or other criminal activity
• Advise clients on consumer protection statutes and regulations including deceptive sales practices, advertising, mail-order sales, and sweepstakes
• Bring companies to markets during deregulation that were once thought to be monopolistic
• Advise on distribution and price strategy policies, as well as other Robinson-Patman Act issues
• Analyze how antitrust laws apply to intellectual property rights