Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Former Justice Department Antitrust Counsel Stuart Chemtob Joins Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, (May 2, 2013)

Former Department of Justice Antitrust Division Special Counsel Stuart M. Chemtob has joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as Senior Of Counsel in its antitrust practice, the law firm has announced. Chemtob will work out of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Chemtob spent 33 years as an attorney in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, first as a trial attorney and then as Special Counsel for International Trade from 1987 to 2012. In that role, he served as the primary DOJ liaisons to the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC); the Korea Fair Trade Commission; the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission; and China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), National Development and Reform Commission, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and Supreme People's Court. In addition, he advised DOJ investigatory staff on international enforcement issues, and represented the DOJ in the U.S. government's interagency trade policy process, handling trade and investment issues involving China and Japan.

From 1997 to 1999, he served as a Mansfield Fellow in Japan, which included working in the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office, the Japan Fair Trade Commission, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Prior to his government service, Chemtob worked as an associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington, D.C., where his practice involved antitrust, intellectual property licensing, trade, and energy matters.

"Stuart will be an outstanding addition to the firm's global competition law practice, which already is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost antitrust practices," said John T. Sheridan, co-managing partner of the firm. "His extensive experience in the DOJ's Antitrust Division and focus on the Pacific Rim will be of particular value to many of our clients who are based in Asia or interested in doing business in the region. We are delighted to welcome Stuart to the firm."

Chemtob received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is an international law firm representing technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises. The firm has offices in Austin; Beijing; Brussels; Georgetown, Delaware; Hong Kong; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Shanghai; and Washington, D.C.

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