Morrison Foerster’s Antitrust Practice Recognized in Chambers USA and The Legal 500 United States 2023

Morrison Foerster’s Antitrust Law Group was recognized as a leading practice in Chambers USA and The Legal 500 United States 2023. The team was highly successful in Chambers USA, with a notable new ranking in the California: Antitrust category. This new recognition builds on MoFo’s track record of success in the District of Columbia category, where the firm has been listed as a leading practice for eleven consecutive years. The team also achieved notable success in The Legal 500 United States with continued recognition across the Antitrust: Cartel, Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense, and Antitrust: Merger Control categories, reflecting the group’s full-service capabilities. MoFo’s breadth of experience was notably highlighted by clients, who reported that "The team understands and is highly conversant across a broad set of issue,” adding: "Morrison Foerster has the abilities to handle not only antitrust investigations by the government, but also civil litigation relating to antitrust."

Reflecting the group’s deep bench, eleven MoFo lawyers were highlighted in the Chambers and The Legal 500 guides:

• Lisa Phelan entered the Hall of Fame in The Legal 500’s Antitrust: Cartel category, and was again ranked in Band 4 by Chambers, with clients praising her as “jaw-droppingly talented”.
• Alexander Okuliar was recommended by The Legal 500 and highlighted for his “significant in-house experience from the Antitrust Division”.
• David Cross was recommended by The Legal 500 as a top litigator across the Cartel and Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense categories.
• Jeff Jaeckel was again ranked Band 5 by Chambers and was also recommended by The Legal 500 in the Merger Control category.
• Bonnie Lau was promoted in Chambers from Up and Coming to Band 4, and was also highlighted by The Legal 500 in the Cartel and Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense categories. Clients reported that "Bonnie has the ability to keep the focus on the merits of the antitrust claims. She has an incredible ability to say exactly how something is relevant to the claim."
• Eliot Adelson and Megan Gerking were again both recognized by The Legal 500 as Next Generation Partners in the Cartel category, with Eliot being praised for his cross-border expertise and Megan being highlighted for her trial experience.
• David Shaw, Mary Kaiser, Michael Miller and Natalie Fleming Nolen were also recommended as top Antitrust lawyers by The Legal 500.

Congratulations to the Antitrust group for their continued excellence.

Please visit the publications’ websites to view the complete list of Morrison Foerster’s 2023 rankings in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, and The Legal 500 United States.