Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Winston & Strawn adds Stephen Harris to antitrust practice, (Nov 1, 2013)

Stephen Harris, Jr. will join Winston & Strawn’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the antitrust/competition practice, according to an October 29 announcement. He is formerly a partner and chair of the North America Antitrust & Competition Group at Baker & McKenzie.

Harris focuses his practice on cartel defense, merger control filings, and administrative proceedings before U.S. and international courts and agencies. He has represented major companies across the globe in antitrust cartel investigations, litigation, and merger control proceedings. He has particular experience working with clients in China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan and speaks Japanese.

“Steve is an exceptional antitrust lawyer, with an unparalleled reputation in Asia,” said Thomas Buchanan, managing partner of t Winston & Strawn’s Washington, D.C. office.

Admitted to practice in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Harris is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law, currently serving as a member of the International Task Force and formerly serving as the Section’s International Officer and member of the governing council. Harris is Chair of the Competition Law Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association; a member of the Antitrust & Competition Section of the International Bar Association; a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; and a non-governmental advisor to the International Competition Network (Unilateral Conduct Working Group) appointed by the FTC.

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with nearly 1,000 attorneys residing in 15 offices in Beijing, Charlotte, Chicago, Geneva, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Newark, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.

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