Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Hiring heats up for summer as antitrust attorneys (re)join firms, (Jul 17, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

Additionally, a number of antitrust attorneys have received recognition for their abilities and accomplishments.

Law firms continued to announce new hires, promotions, and recognition of their antitrust attorneys by entities such as the New York Law Journal, Legal 500, and Lawdragon. ABA appointments, completed deals, and publications are also discussed.

New Hires. Hausfeld has announced that Bonny E. Sweeney has rejoined the firm as a partner at its San Francisco office. Sweeney, a prominent antitrust trial lawyer, returns to the firm following her service as Senior Trial/Litigation Counsel in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, where she trained and advised attorneys on trial practice and substantive antitrust law and served on trial teams in significant enforcement actions, including the government’s monopolization litigation against Live Nation/Ticketmaster and the successful challenge to the American Airlines–JetBlue Northeast Alliance. Sweeney has served as lead and co-lead counsel in major antitrust class actions, resulting in landmark court decisions on antitrust injury, class certification, and damages.

Also, BakerHostetler has added commercial litigation attorney and antitrust leader Kenneth Racowski as partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Racowski comes to the firm as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and as a member of the Antitrust and Competition and Commercial Litigation teams. Previously, he was a partner in an Am 50 law firm, where he co-chaired the firm’s antitrust team. Racowski advises businesses on intricate, high-stakes antitrust, class action and commercial litigation, serving as lead counsel in sophisticated antitrust disputes.

John Harkrider, considered one of the premier antitrust lawyers in America, and Craig Minerva, a prominent antitrust lawyer and former attorney with the Antitrust Division, will join the Kirkland & Ellis as partners to help lead the firm’s antitrust practice. Both come from Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, where Harkrider was a founding partner. Harkrider advises multinational corporations and private equity firms and their portfolio companies across a wide full spectrum of antitrust matters, while Minerva advises clients on all aspects of civil antitrust matters with a focus on high-stakes, multinational transaction reviews.

In addition, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP have stated that Timothy Cameron has joined as a partner in the Litigation Practice. He will be based in New York. Cameron, an accomplished trial lawyer, has an extensive background counselling on enforcement actions, including Justice Department and FTC merger challenges.

Crowell & Moring has added experienced antitrust senior counsel Ryan Marth to the Antitrust and Competition Group in the firm's Minneapolis office. Marth will advise clients on complex antitrust litigation, cross-border transactional and regulatory matters, and opt-out plaintiff recovery. He brings over two decades of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex antitrust litigation.

On the West Coast, Goodwin has announced that Margaret (Meg) Webb has become a partner in its Antitrust and Competition practice within the Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, which is based in San Francisco. Webb represents clients in antitrust and competition matters, including government investigations, complex litigation, and enforcement actions. She advises domestic and multinational companies that deal with technology, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, and transportation.

Europe. Across the pond, Latham & Watkins has announced that Sascha Schubert will join the firm's Brussels office as a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice. Schubert, who comes to Latham from Freshfields, is widely regarded as one of Europe's most notable competition lawyers. His practice focuses on leading global companies in connection with complex EU antitrust proceedings, including merger clearance and digital regulation matters, with a special focus on the telecommunications and technology industries.

Asia. Kudun and Partners (KAP) has added competition law specialist Piyapat Tubin to launch the firm’s Antitrust & Trade Competition Practice. This strategic addition reflects the firm’s continued investment in high-growth practice areas driven by increasing regulatory complexity and heightened competition law enforcement across Thailand and the surrounding region. KAP is launching its Antitrust & Trade Competition Practice with the appointment of Tubin, a highly regarded competition law specialist with over a decade of experience in competition law enforcement, investigations, litigation, regulatory policy, and legislative drafting.

Additionally, Latham & Watkins has announced that Angie Ng will join the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice as a partner based in Singapore. Ng, one of Asia’s most well-regarded antitrust attorneys, will play a crucial role in expanding the firm’s Asia-Pacific antitrust capabilities from Singapore, complementing its elite China antitrust practice, according to the firm. Ng joins Latham from Ashurst LLP in Singapore.

Further, Attorney Giusung Oh has joined South Korean law firm Lee & Ko. Oh was formerly General Counsel and Non-Standing Commissioner of the Korea Fair Trade Commission.

ABA Antitrust Section Appointments. Mayer Brown has announced that three of its Antitrust & Competition lawyers have been appointed to leadership roles with the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Antitrust Law Section for the 2026–2027 term. The appointments include partner Rachel J. Lamorte, Washington DC, Co-Chair of Global Private Litigation Committee; partner Megan E. Stride, Chicago, reappointed Vice Chair of Global Private Litigation Committee; and counsel Katherine Monks Bleicher, Washington DC, reappointed Vice Chair of Agriculture & Food Committee.

Separately, Julie Soloway, co-chair of the Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment Group at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, has been re-appointed as co-chair of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Foreign Investment and National Security Committee for 2026-2027.

Recognition. Paul, Weiss has announced that the New York Law Journal has shortlisted the firm across four categories in its annual New York Legal Awards. Paul, Weiss has been named a finalist for Litigation Department of the Year in both the general and class action categories, and for the NYLJ’s Innovation Award recognizing forward-thinking firms. Litigation partner Katherine Forrest was shortlisted in the individual Innovation Award category.

Ward and Smith has announced that attorney Payton Bullard has been selected to serve on the North Carolina Bar Association’s (NCBA) Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law Section Council. As a council member, Payton will help support the Section’s mission of advancing legal education and fostering professional engagement.

Legal 500. Morrison Foerster's Antitrust Group has again earned nationwide rankings in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 USA for Antitrust: Cartel, Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense, and Antitrust: Merger Control. Recognition was given to the depth of the firm's antitrust practice, with individual honors spanning multiple ranking categories and attorneys across the team receiving recognition for their work.

Lawdragon. Ten Weil partners were named to the 2026 Lawdragon “500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers” list, the firm announced on July 10. The list highlights advisors entrusted with “confidential and high-level investigations throughout the world” and “admired for their intellect and wisdom as well as conduct and leadership.” Among the Weil attorneys celebrated were Antitrust Practice Group partners Meagan Bellshaw and Adam Hemlock. Bellshaw is a former Assistant Chief for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s Financial Services, Fintech & Banking section.

Promotions. Among recent promotions at Paul Hastings, litigators Christopher Brewer and Terence Parker were promoted to Of Counsel. Before joining the firm, Parker was a trial attorney with the Washington Criminal Section of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Brewer’s practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, with an emphasis on complex civil litigation, government investigations, class actions, and cartel defense.

Deals done. In recent developments, Arnold & Porter represented Aurobindo Pharma Limited in obtaining FTC clearance for its acquisition of Lannett Company, Inc., a manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products. The transaction, valued at approximately $250 million, involved overlapping marketed and pipeline generic pharmaceutical products. The Arnold & Porter team was led by Antitrust partners Debbie Feinstein and David Emanuelson, counsel Barbara Wootton, and senior associate Andrew Ellingsen. Partner Betty Yan, co-head of the Life Sciences Transaction practice, also advised on the acquisition.

Publications. A number of Paul, Weiss attorneys made contributions to The Global Legal Post’s 2026 “Merger Control Law Guide.” This publication provides a global, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction practical overview of merger control regimes. Among the editors were Global Antitrust Department Co-Head Nicole Kar and senior knowledge & innovation lawyer Catherine Hammon. Other contributors included antitrust partners Annie Herdman, Henrik Morch, Chris Wilson, Todd Hahn, Lauren O’Brien and James Parkinson, and associates Thomas Buge, Robin Campbell, Emma Eichler, Meg Hebbert, Cody Laska, RaCia Poston, Tommy Rucker, Oliver Sonnbäck and Shaina Vinayek. Senior knowledge & innovation attorney Tim Haney assisted with the preparation of the U.S. chapter.

Attorneys: Bonnie E. Sweeney (Hausfeld LLP). Kenneth Racowski (Baker & Hostetler LLP). John Harkrider and Craig Minerva (Kirkland & Ellis LLP). Timothy Cameron (Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP). Ryan Marth (Crowell & Moring LLP). Sascha Schubert (Latham & Watkins LLP). Margaret Webb (Goodwin Procter LLP). Piyapat Tubin (Kudun & Partners Co., Ltd). Angie Ng (Latham & Watkins). Giusung Oh (Lee & Ko). Julie Soloway (Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP). Payton Bullard (Ward and Smith, PA). Meagan Bellshaw and Adam Hemlock (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP). Christopher Brewer and Terence Parker (Paul Hastings LLP). Debbie Feinstein, David Emanuelson, Barbara Wootton, Andrew Ellingsen, Betty Yan (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP). Nicole Kar, Catherine Hammon, Annie Herdman, Henrik Morch, Chris Wilson, Todd Hahn, Lauren O’Brien, James Parkinson, Thomas Buge, Robin Campbell, Emma Eichler, Meg Hebbert, Cody Laska, RaCia Poston, Tommy Rucker, Oliver Sonnbäck, Shaina Vinayek, Tim Haney (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP). (Morrison & Foerster LLP). (Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP). (Ashurst LLP).

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