Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Antitrust Division attorney Douglas Tween joins Linklaters, (Nov 3, 2015)
Law Firms Mentioned:Linklaters LLP
Organizations Mentioned:Linklaters, LLP
Global law firm Linklaters has welcomed antitrust attorney Douglas Tween as a partner in the firm’s Competition/Antitrust practice. He joins the firm’s New York and Washington, D.C. offices from Baker & McKenzie and previously served as a trial attorney in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.
Tween focuses his practice on defending companies and senior executives in global cartel and other white collar and government enforcement matters. While serving as a trial attorney with the Antitrust Division, Tween received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and the Antitrust Division Award of Distinction. He has been selected to lead Linklater’s U.S. cartel and government investigations team.
“Doug is a high-quality, experienced cartel lawyer who will strengthen our U.S. practice and further differentiate our global Competition/Antitrust practice as one of the few that can genuinely provide top-level cartel advice in all major jurisdictions,” stated head of the firm’s Competition/Antitrust Practice, Jonas Koponen. “His experience in FCPA and other white collar investigations will prove invaluable to our clients. I look forward to what we will accomplish for our clients with Doug as part of the team.”
Linklaters LLP is an international law firm with approximately 2,200 lawyers in 29 offices across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.
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