Stephen Wu focuses his practice on antitrust litigation, defending mergers and acquisitions before antitrust enforcement agencies and counseling clients on antitrust compliance issues. He represents clients in a wide variety of industries ranging from aerospace to packaging, with a particular concentration on health care antitrust matters. He is co-chair of the Firm’s Health Antitrust Affinity Group.
Stephen has defended clients in litigation against federal and state antitrust and unfair competition claims, and represented clients in criminal antitrust investigations. For mergers and acquisitions, Stephen has defended numerous transactions before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division. He also has counseled clients on joint ventures, pricing and distribution matters.
Prior to joining the Firm, Stephen was an attorney for the FTC. At the Firm, he received McDermott’s Pro Bono and Community Service Award in 2010 for his pro bono efforts.
Education
George Washington University Law School, JD, 1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BA/BS, 1996
Admissions
Illinois
Courts / Agencies
US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US District Court for the Northern District Court of California
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
US District Court for the District of New Jersey
US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Webinar / McDermott Event / November 12, 2019
On the Subject / June 20, 2019
Special Report / June 2019
On the Subject / June 6, 2019
On the Subject / May 23, 2019
Webinar / McDermott Event / February 28, 2017
Corporate Counsel / December 22, 2016
The M&A Lawyer (Thomson Reuters) / October 2016
On the Subject / October 25, 2016
On the Subject / September 28, 2016
Bloomberg BNA Health Law Reporter / June 16, 2016
Law360 / May 20, 2016
Video / May 12, 2016
Law360 / March 18, 2016
On the Subject / March 3, 2015
On the Subject / May 20, 2014
On the Subject / March 25, 2014
Trustee Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 2 / February 2014
Unlike Mergers or Sales, Noncontrol Deals Preserve Local Governance
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Washington, DC / Press Releases / October 28, 2019
McDermott Recognized for “Standout Client Work” by 2019 LMG Life Sciences Guide
Chicago / Law360 / December 19, 2017
Ill. Health System Blasted in Insurer-Contract Antitrust Row
Washington, DC / Law360 / October 17, 2017
Chicago / Law360 / September 22, 2017
Chicago / Accolades & Rankings / January 17, 2017
McDermott’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Ranked in the Top 25 of GCR100 Global ...
Becker’s Hospital Review / October 24, 2016
FTC, DOJ Guidance Puts Health System Hiring Practices in the Crosshairs
Global Competition Review / June 26, 2015
Law360 / June 25, 2015
Law360 / May 4, 2015
Law360 / April 16, 2015
Law360 / April 2, 2015
Law360 / January 26, 2015
Bloomberg BNA Health Law Reporter / January 13, 2015
Ohio Hospital Seeks High Court Review of Sixth Circuit Ruling Requiring Divestiture
Law360 / January 5, 2015
Press Releases / November 11, 2014
McDermott Lauds Client, Hackensack University Medical Center, on Being Named “Legal Department ...
Chicago / Accolades & Rankings / July 7, 2014
McDermott Lawyers Stephen Wu and Audrey Lu Named to Lawyers of Color’...
Westlaw Journal / July 2014
Perspectives from the Federal Antitrust Enforcement Agencies
Modern Healthcare / May 30, 2014
Not-for-profit Insurance Collaboration in N.Y. Could be Blueprint, Experts Say
Law360 / March 3, 2014
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