Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Martin Dajani returns to DLA Piper in Washington, D.C. from Hong Kong office, (Jan 21, 2014)

Partner Martin Dajani has returned to DLA Piper’s Washington, D.C. office from Hong Kong, where he led the firm’s Competition practice in Asia, the firm recently announced. He focuses his practice on domestic and cross-jurisdictional civil and criminal antitrust and competition matters, and his return is expected to strengthen the firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Group in Washington, D.C.

Dajani has over 20 years of experience representing clients in complex antitrust and competition compliance, litigation, and enforcement matters. He has an active antitrust litigation practice, representing clients in cases involving the government and private parties, as well as counseling in all aspects of antitrust and trade regulation compliance. He has considerable experience in designing and implementing global competition compliance and risk management programs.

While in Hong Kong, he contributed to the territory’s 2012 Competition Ordinance, having served on both the Hong Kong Law Society Competition Bill Working Group and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s Competition Law Experts Committee. He also has extensive experience with China’s primary antitrust regulators, MOFCOM and the NDRC.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, he was a senior competition attorney with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC, where he led government investigations and had key roles on government trial teams. Dajani also served as a state assistant attorney general, responsible for antitrust enforcement, representing several state agencies, and litigating complex civil and criminal cases.

“Marty has done a terrific job of building DLA Piper’s Antitrust and Competition practice in Asia, and he will continue to be actively involved in Asian matters from our Washington, DC, office,” said Robert Mathias, joint global leader and US chair of DLA Piper’s Litigation practice. “Marty gained valuable experience and insights into the legal and regulatory environment in Asia, particularly in greater China, which allows him to better counsel and prepare United States-based clients for the regulatory challenges of doing business in the region.”

Dajani earned his J.D. from University of Missouri-Columbia and his B.A. from the University of Kansas. He lectures and publishes on antitrust and trade regulation topics.

DLA Piper has 1,500 attorneys in more than 20 offices located in every major business center in the United States. The firm represents many of the world’s leading companies, including multinational enterprises in a wide range of industries, as well as emerging businesses, banks, and other financial institutions and professional firms.

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