Thomas O Barnett
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Band 1 : Antitrust
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About
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Practice Areas
Co-chair of the firm's global antitrust practice. In private practice and government, he has been involved in online competition matters, large mergers (Disney/21st Century Fox, Facebook/WhatsApp, Expedia/Orbitz, Merck/Schering-Plough), private antitrust litigation, criminal matters, and Supreme Court cases. He specializes in global antitrust and competition law practice and works closely with the firm’s white collar practice on criminal antitrust enforcement and investigative matters.
Career
Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, heading Division (2005-2008), DAAG for Civil Enforcement (2004-2005). Chair of OECD Competition subcommittee (2006-2008), Steering Committee of the ICN (2005-2008). Before 2004, he was a leader in Covington’s antitrust practice and taught classes at Georgetown and Virginia law schools.
Personal
Harvard Law School, magna cum laude (1989); LSE, M. Sc., Fulbright Scholar (1986); Yale, B.A., summa cum laude (1985).
Chambers Review
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Thomas Barnett is noted for his litigation defense work on behalf of household-name clients, particularly in the technology sector. A former Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, he offers clients leading representation in government investigations.
Strengths
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"He is incredibly thoughtful and able to think creatively."
"Thomas is very strategic and he does a really good job of listening to the client."
"He is incredibly thoughtful and able to think creatively."
"Thomas is very strategic and he does a really good job of listening to the client."
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