Compass Lexecon was retained by counsel for Sherwin Williams Co. to evaluate the competitive effects associated with Sherwin Williams’ acquisition of The Valspar Corp., and to develop economic support for expediting regulatory approval in the U.S. Both Sherwin Williams and...

Compass Lexecon affiliate William Landes testified on behalf of the National Music Publishers’ Association, the Songwriters Guild of America, and the Nashville Songwriters Association International (jointly, “Copyright Owners”) before the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) in a hearing to set royalty...

Compass Lexecon was retained by both CME Group Inc. and NYMEX Holdings, Inc. in connection with CME’s $8 billion acquisition of NYMEX. The deal combined the two largest US-based futures exchanges. In addition to providing antitrust consulting services to the...