Daniel S Bitton
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Antitrust
Band 2
About
Provided by Daniel S Bitton
Practice Areas
Antitrust
Litigation
Career
Trained in the EU and US, Daniel Bitton navigates clients through high-stakes antitrust matters, including M&A transactions, government investigations, and litigation. Daniel has represented some of the largest Fortune 500 companies as well as startups and high-growth companies in such matters. While a lot of his work is in tech, healthcare, and life sciences, Daniel’s experience cuts across many sectors of the economy. He is regular antitrust counsel to Google, McKesson and Stanley, Black & Decker, and also has represented clients such as Dell, Thermo Fisher, and Johnson Controls in major international M&A transactions. Daniel currently represents Google in headline-grabbing litigations and investigations involving its advertising technology business, including lawsuits brought by State Attorneys General, the US Department of Justice, and various individual and classes of private plaintiffs.
Daniel’s recent matters include representing McKesson subsidiary RelayHealth in antitrust class actions and a related FTC investigation and litigation regarding Surescripts; Stanley Black & Decker in its acquisition of MTD Products and Excel Industries; Danfoss Group in cartel litigation; Johnson Controls in its US$2 billion sale of Scott Safety to 3M; McKesson in various M&A transactions, including its US$3.4 billion technology joint venture with Change Healthcare and its US$1.4 billion acquisition of CoverMyMeds; Dell in its US$67 billion acquisition of EMC; Thermo Fisher Scientific in its US$13.6 billion acquisition of Life Technologies; and Google in its US$2.35 billion sale of Motorola Home to ARRIS, and its US$700 million acquisition of ITA Software.
Chambers Review
USA
Daniel Bitton assists clients on agency investigations, civil and criminal litigation and merger control issues, often with an international dimension.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Daniel shows a keen understanding of antitrust issues, but he is also able to translate complicated concepts to make them business-friendly and actionable for a non-legal audience."
"Daniel is a knowledgable antitrust lawyer with a very good understanding of the international regulatory landscape."
"Daniel is very practical in trying to find solutions."
"Daniel shows a keen understanding of antitrust issues, but he is also able to translate complicated concepts to make them business-friendly and actionable for a non-legal audience."
"Daniel is a knowledgable antitrust lawyer with a very good understanding of the international regulatory landscape."
"Daniel is very practical in trying to find solutions."