Cartel & Criminal Investigations
Representative Experience
- In United States v. Stora Enso North America Corp., the jury returned a verdict of “not guilty,” bringing to a close a three and a half year investigation by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Obtained a non-prosecution agreement for our client, in the DOJ’s investigation of DRAM in which the DOJ has collected more than $700 million in fines thus far
- Represented three major electronics manufacturers in the criminal investigation of SRAM memory; the grand jury has been terminated without any action
- Advised a chemical corporation in a European Commission investigation into hydrogen peroxide
- Represented Norsk Hydro in United States v. Norsk Hydro USA, Inc.; at the end of the grand jury investigation, persuaded the DOJ to convert the investigation to a civil case and entered into a consent decree (without admitting any wrongdoing) that imposed virtually no restrictions on our client’s future conduct
- Represented Nutrite Corp. in United States v. Nutrite Corp., a case that arose out of a criminal grand jury investigation by the Antitrust Division of a conspiracy to fix the price of ammonium nitrate sold in the United States, in which the company entered into a plea agreement and paid a $1.5 million fine
- Represented an amnesty applicant with respect to the DOJ’s investigation of price fixing in electrical carbon products, and successfully negotiated amnesty for our client, even though the DOJ investigation had already been initiated, in a case that involved the first attempted extradition of a foreign national to the United States by the DOJ
- Represented a U.S. oil and gas production company in EC GFU cartel proceedings
- Advised a chemical corporation in a European Commission investigation into hydrogen peroxide
- Represented a German graphite electrodes competitor in the graphite electrodes and carbon cathodes investigations by the DOJ and Canadian Department of Justice, including agreement of guilty pleas including payouts of more than £1 million
- Represented a major U.S. Corporation in EC chemical LdPE cartel proceedings, in which the client was cleared of all charges.
- Advised an international oil and gas company on cartel investigations in the bitumen industry
- Jointly represented a client in EC coal-tar proceedings, in which client was cleared of all charges
- Acted for a pasta producer on the Pasta Cartel Investigation under Art 81(1) EC
- Represented two molybdenum producers in an investigation, which the DOJ dropped after we successfully convinced it that the parties had not engaged in any conspiratorial conduct
- Represented various cement producers in a U.S.-wide price fixing investigation
- Represented a defense contractor in a criminal bid rigging investigation; the matter was closed with no action taken
- Represented a defendant in the EC methionine cartel proceedings
- Represented a U.S. company with respect to a U.S. and Canadian cartel investigation into rubber chemicals
- Represent a defendant in the packaged ice cartel
- Represent a Latin American airline in an air cargo investigation
- Represented an aluminum company in a U.S. DOJ bid rigging investigation involving the sale in bankruptcy of ammonia storage and pipeline facilities in Florida; the investigation was ultimately resolved through civil consent order
- Represented a commercial explosives company in both a U.S. DOJ price fixing investigation and a U.S. civil price fixing litigation relating to price fixing
- Represented several companies in respect to alleged price fixing in carbon cathode block.
- Represented a lithium producer in alleged worldwide market allocation in lithium mark
- Represented a coal producer in a U.S. DOJ investigation of alleging coordinated supply reductions in Powder River Basin coal
- Represented a U.S. aerospace and defense company in a U.S. DOJ bid rigging investigation
- Represented an Australian crop protection company in a U.S. DOJ price fixing investigation, including representation before UK courts on enforcement of DOJ document request
- Represented a potash company in respect to allegations of price fixing in the supply of potash in both a U.S. DOJ investigation and civil litigation
- Represented mutual fund companies in U.S. DOJ investigation of alleged boycott of State of Illinois by mutual fund companies
- Represented numerous amnesty applicants
Antitrust & Competition Client Services
