Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Ballard Spahr welcomes antitrust litigator Thomas Hazlett, (May 18, 2015)

Commercial litigator Thomas W. Hazlett has joined Ballard Spahr LLP’s Philadelphia office, as of counsel in the firm’s Litigation and Commercial Litigation Practice Areas. He joins from Schnader Harrison.

Hazlett has more than a decade of experience representing clients in antitrust, intellectual property, and financial services disputes. He advises clients on antitrust and Robinson-Patman Act price discrimination issues, regulatory compliance and risk mitigation strategies, and government relations matters. He has also managed eDiscovery teams in cases involving antitrust class actions and civil RICO actions.

“Tom brings valuable experience in several key practice areas for the firm—antitrust, product liability, and intellectual property litigation,” stated chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, John B. Langel. “He is an outstanding lawyer whose professional goals align perfectly with our strengths as a firm. We’re happy to have him on the team.”

“Ballard Spahr has the national platform I need to expand my practice and the broad array of services my clients are looking for, particularly in the transactional area,” Hazlett said. “The legal teams at Ballard regularly handle matters of significant size and complexity. It was a good fit and I can’t wait to get started.”

Ballard Spahr is a national law firm with over 500 attorneys in 14 offices across the country, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Bethesda, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington.

Attorneys: Thomas W. Hazlett and John B. Langel (Ballard Spahr LLP)

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