Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Former San Francisco antitrust chief named partner at Covington & Burling, (Jun 3, 2014)

Phillip Warren, the former chief of the San Francisco office of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, has joined Covington & Burling LLP as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. According to the firm’s announcement, Warren will be joining other former Antitrust Division officials, Thomas Barnett and Deborah Garza, in the firm’s global antitrust and competition law practice.

“Phil’s exceptional experience in antitrust enforcement will enhance our cartel capabilities in the U.S. and around the globe,” said Timothy Hester, chair of the firm’s management committee. “His arrival will further strengthen Covington’s global antitrust and competition practice, including our thriving EU competition team.”

Warren received his bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University and his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. He served as the chief of San Francisco’s Antitrust Division office for twelve years and oversaw various grand jury investigations, plea negotiations, international cartel matters, and major criminal antitrust trials. He led the office during some of the most successful and largest prosecutions in the division’s history, securing more than $2.5 billion in fines. Warren received the Attorney General Award for Distinguished Service in 2012 for the successful prosecution of U.S. v. AU Optronics. This fall, he will be honored as “Antitrust Lawyer of the Year” by the Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute.

Covington & Burling LLP is an international firm with offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.

Attorneys: Phillip Warren, Thomas Barnett, Deborah Garza, and Timothy Hester (Covington & Burling LLP)

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