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Wilson Sonsini's State Attorneys General (AG) webinar series offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from current and former state AGs and key state enforcement leaders who have led high-profile investigations and state enforcement challenges, and gain insights that can help you safeguard your company's reputation and navigate regulatory scrutiny.
Federal regulators cleared Nexstar-Tegna and Paramount-Warner Bros., yet state AGs sued to block both. After the midterms, will more states challenge deals that federal regulators approve?
Join antitrust and competition partners Julia Tarver Wood, a former senior DOJ Antitrust Division litigation counsel, and Beau Buffier and Ben Labow, alumni of the New York and California attorneys general offices, respectively, as they host Slade Bond, former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in DOJ's Office of Legislative Affairs. They will examine how the midterms may embolden more states to act and how federal review, state enforcement, and lobbying can shape the outcome of merger review.
Adam Pilkington
apilkington@wsgr.com
Julia Tarver Wood is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she represents clients in antitrust and other complex commercial litigation matters. With over two decades of trial experience, Julia offers strategic and insightful counsel on bet-the-company cases.
Beau Buffier is an antitrust partner in the New York and Boston offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on defending clients in merger investigations before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, as well as non-U.S. antitrust agencies including the CMA (UK). Beau also represents domestic and foreign clients in connection with various antitrust issues concerning cartel matters, abuse of dominance, joint ventures, distribution arrangements, intellectual property, competitor collaborations, and Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance. Beau has defended substantive merger investigations and other civil and criminal investigations involving a wide variety of industries, including semiconductors, telecommunications, enterprise software, internet platforms, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals, retailing, airlines, automotive parts, and entertainment and ticketing.
Ben advises clients on antitrust issues, such as M&A clearance, pricing, and distribution.