Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Kaye Scholer adds antitrust attorney Laura Shores, (Aug 19, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Howrey, LLP | Kaye Scholer, LLP | Pepper Hamilton, LLP | University of Chicago
Antitrust litigator Laura Shores has joined Kay Scholer LLP as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, the law firm has announced.
Shores joins the firm from Pepper Hamilton LLP, where she was a partner in that firm’s Antitrust and Competition Commercial Litigation and White Collar Litigation and Investigation practices, and also served as a partner in the Antitrust and Global Litigation group of Howrey LLP. Shores has particular expertise in the pharmaceutical industry, where she recently prevailed in antitrust lawsuits challenging reverse payment settlements, including in Schering-Plough v. FTC, in which an FTC administrative law judge ruled in her client’s favor following a two-month trial. She has also represented defendants in a range of white collar crime and antitrust investigations and prosecutions, including claims of money laundering, accounting and securities fraud, and procurement fraud, and has engaged in a variety of complex commercial litigation.
“Kaye Scholer has a long, illustrious history when it comes to the practice of antitrust, and Laura’s accomplishments and decades of courtroom experience continue to build on that tradition,” said Kaye Scholer Managing Partner Michael Solow. “We are very pleased to welcome her to the firm and our Washington, D.C. office.”
“Laura is not only a perfect fit for our antitrust team both culturally and professionally, but her vast experience defending major pharmaceutical and other life sciences companies further enhances our already formidable strengths as a top life sciences law firm,” added Washington, D.C. partner Robert Bell, Co-Head of Kaye Scholer’s Antitrust Practice.
Shores received her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1988 and a B.A. from Smith College in 1985. She clerked for Judge Robert S. Vance of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section and a frequent speaker and writer on antitrust issues.
Kaye Scholer LLP is an international full-service law firm with 450 attorneys located in offices in Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Shanghai, Tallahassee, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach.
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