Responsible for all legal and regulatory matters involving U.S. federal agencies including Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, etc.

Represented clients before U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies in merger and antitrust investigations; counseled clients on procedural matters, substantive merger analysis, advocated on their behalf; negotiated scope of investigations with antitrust agencies; supervised collection and production of materials in response to Second RequestsCounseled companies on license agreements, bundling arrangements, standards setting activities, joint ventures, strategic alliances, resale price maintenance, predatory pricing; reviewed and revised complex commercial agreements for compliance with antitrust laws Counseled private equity, mutual fund, public company clients on reportability of proposed transactions under HSR Act and various international merger control regimes; counseled clients on document control best practices, compliance with HSR notification Item 4(c)Advised clients on gun jumping issues, including permissible due diligence and integration-related information exchange, preparation of joint defense and clean room agreements, risks associated with pre-consummation coordination

Member of team representing large public companies before FTC and DOJ in high stakes merger investigations; prepared witnesses, interviewed customers, drafted whitepapers, participated in depositionsAdvised clients on implementation of consent decree terms, including business line divestitures and obligations to license intellectual propertyPrepared Requests for Equitable Adjustment on behalf of major U.S. defense contractors; interviewed company executives, managers, and engineers; analyzed and applied Federal Acquisition Regulations, relevant case lawCounseled major indirect air carrier (IAC) on TSA and DOT compliance matters; advised IAC on security regulations, Known Shipper Program, TSA-approved security program, treatment of Sensitive Security Information; represented IAC in enforcement action before TSAAdvised major U.S. air carrier on airport privatization issues, FAA Revenue Diversion Policy, DOT Rates and Charges Policy; counseled Party 135 carrier on FAA compliance and represented in enforcement action before the Transportation Security Administration

Advised major U.S. airline on regulatory, economic, and competition issues, including non-immunized airline alliances and DOT review of alliance requests for antitrust immunityPrepared applications on behalf of U.S. and foreign airlines for international route authority, transfer of route authority, and authority to codeshare; obtained DOT certificates authorizing interstate and foreign transportation for new-entrant cargo carrier