Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Former FTC Trial Attorney Richard Cunningham Joins Gibson Dunn, (Mar 5, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Gibson Dunn | Richard Cunningham | University of Denver
Former FTC Senior Trial Counsel Richard Cunningham has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as of counsel in its Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice Group, the law firm has announced. He will work out of the firm’s Denver office.
Cunningham had worked at the FTC since 2004, serving most recently as Senior Trial Counsel. As lead attorney, he directed formal investigations and managed multi-attorney investigative teams. He reviewed mergers, acquisitions, and joint venture agreements for compliance with antitrust requirements and has experience with numerous industries, including the hospital and physician services, medical device, pharmaceutical (branded and generic), Internet advertising, laboratory equipment, vehicle rental, retail products, oil and gas, and defense industries.
He received awards for his service, including the 2008 and 2010 Director’s Awards for exceptional contributions to the mission of the FTC Bureau of Competition, and the 2007 Stephen Nye Award for outstanding service by a junior attorney. Cunningham also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia during 2009 and 2010, trying 15 cases as first chair counsel.
A 2004 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, he has co-taught a course on Antitrust and Competition Law at the University of Denver law School.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a global law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 17 offices located throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. The firm’s Antitrust Practice Group has over 100 attorneys in offices in the United States and Europe.
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