Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Antitrust litigator Robert Block joins Kirkland & Ellis, (Oct 17, 2014)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP has added antitrust litigator Robert “Mike” Block as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. He was previously a partner and senior trial counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP, according to an October 16 announcement.

Also joining Kirkland from Covington & Burling was F. Chadwick “Chad” Morriss, who worked on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation with Block, who served as lead counsel for BP. Morriss is also a partner in Kirkland’s Washington, D.C. office.

Block has tried cases in a variety of areas, including antitrust, malpractice, and toxic tort areas. In addition to his work for BP, he has focused on representing pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Block is a graduate of University of Alabama (B.S., Business and Commerce) and University of Alabama School of Law (J.D.). As an undergraduate, he was an All Southeast Conference Offensive Lineman.

Kirkland & Ellis is a 1,600-attorney law firm, representing global clients in complex litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration, intellectual property, corporate, tax, and restructuring matters. The firm has offices in Washington, D.C., Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Shanghai.

Attorneys: Robert Block and F. Chadwick Morriss (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)

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