Milbank LLP Antitrust partner Richard Parker has been elected Co-chair of the Judicial Advisory Board of the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section, the leading professional organization for antitrust and competition law, trade regulation, consumer protection and economics.
Mr. Parker is a preeminent antitrust expert, who in recent decades has earned high accolades as one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers. He is frequently called upon by clients to represent them in their most sensitive and high-profile antitrust matters. He has served as lead counsel for corporate clients and the US government in many of the most significant, precedent-setting antitrust cases in recent decades, including US v. American Airlines and the landmark challenge brought by state attorneys general to the $26 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. Mr. Parker previously served as the Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, where he oversaw all antitrust investigations and litigations at the FTC. Since then, he has developed a broad antitrust practice, working with prominent clients on merger clearances, criminal and cartel matters, class actions and government antitrust and consumer protection investigations. Both public and private companies regularly seek his antitrust counsel and representation for bet-the-company litigation and M&A transactions.
Milbank’s Global Antitrust and Competition group advises clients on the full spectrum of antitrust issues in the US, EU and other significant antitrust jurisdictions globally. Other Milbank lawyers with leadership roles in the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section include Fiona Schaeffer, Chair of the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section; Adam Di Vincenzo, Co-chair of the Mergers Workshop; and Grant Bermann, Co-chair of the Transportation & Energy Committee.
