Craig G. Falls helps companies obtain antitrust clearances for mergers and acquisitions, and defends transactions in litigation when necessary. He also advises companies on how to structure their joint ventures, licensing arrangements, and other commercial agreements to minimize antitrust risk, and has represented companies in conduct investigations by antitrust enforcers and in Sherman Act litigation brought by private plaintiffs.
Craig has served clients in a wide variety of industries, including consumer packaged goods, retail and internet, supermarkets, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and energy. Mr. Falls regularly counsels clients and has published frequently on questions concerning the application of antitrust law to distribution agreements, pricing practices, and other relationships between companies operating at different levels of the supply chain.
He also has an active pro bono practice, which includes representing the homeless and victims of human trafficking, and helping to obtain a trial victory for plaintiffs challenging Wisconsin’s photo identification voter law.
EDUCATION :
- The College of William & Mary, B.A., 1995
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2006
ADMISSIONS :
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
MEMBERSHIPS :
- ABA Section of Antitrust Law
- Vice-Chair, Unilateral Conduct Committee (2016 – present)
- Vice-Chair, Distribution & Franchising Committee (2013 – 2016)
- Technology and Financial Resources Task Force (2011 – 2012)
EXPERIENCE :
- Litigated Merger Challenges
- United States v. AB Electrolux and General Electric Company
- United States v. National CineMedia
- HSR Merger Review and Second Requests
- Eurovia/Lane Construction
- Berry Global/Clopay Plastics
- Travelport/Worldspan
- Aetna/Prodigy
- Private Antitrust Litigation
- In re OPANA® ER Antitrust Litig.
- In re Urethane Antitrust Litig.
- American Airlines Inc. v. Travelport Limited, et. al.
Cost
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