In September 2022, Parker-Hannifin Corporation (“Parker”) closed its acquisition of Meggitt PLC, after obtaining clearance from regulatory authorities. Compass Lexecon advised Parker during merger proceedings across the globe. The Compass Lexecon team in Europe was led by Neil Dryden and...

Two classes of putative consumers filed lawsuits alleging that eight gasoline refiners conspired to fix prices in California starting in 2012. Plaintiffs’ economic experts argued that the California gasoline market was susceptible to market manipulation and certain business practices by...

Compass Lexecon was retained by counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz and Davis Polk & Wardell to represent the parties in connection with Creative Artists Agency’s acquisition of ICM Partners. The transaction combines two of the leading Hollywood talent...

Compass Lexecon was retained by counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz and K&L Gates to represent the parties in connection with II-VI’s acquisition of Coherent. The transaction combines two of the leading laser and optical components manufacturers in the...

In September 2017, Itron, Inc., the world's leading provider of smart metering, data collection and utility software systems with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on its technology, entered into an agreement to acquire Silver Spring Networks. Silver Spring Networks is...

In March 2017, Intel announced that it planned to acquire Israel-based Mobileye, a global leader in the development of computer vision and machine learning for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving. The combination of Intel and Mobileye will allow...

In July 2017, an appellate panel in the Second Circuit upheld Judge Denise Cote’s decisions, dismissing the antitrust claims of two e-book retailers that had sued Apple Inc., and five e-book publishers, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, MacMillan, The Penguin...

In August 2016, Ritchie Bros., the world's largest industrial auctioneer of construction, transportation and other equipment and trucks, entered into an agreement to acquire IronPlanet, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment and other durable assets. In May 2017,...

In May 2017, the State of Illinois reached a tentative settlement agreement with the last remaining Defendant in the last remaining proceeding in the multidistrict TFT-LCD price-fixing antitrust litigation. This capped roughly ten years of Compass Lexecon involvement, from the...

On September 26, 2016, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of American Express in U.S. et al. v. American Express Co. et al. The Second Circuit reversed and remanded, with instructions to enter judgment in favor...

In 2011, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC) claimed that OneLink Communications violated antitrust laws by conducting “sham” litigation over a period of four years, which delayed PRTC’s entry and launch of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in Puerto Rico....

On June 29, 2015, the European Commission unconditionally approved the $7.8 billion acquisition by Siemens of Dresser-Rand after an in-depth (“Phase-II”) investigation. The transaction between one of the world’s largest industrial firms (Siemens) and one of the leading manufacturers of...

Jury Finds Minimal Damages for HannStar Based on Testimony from Compass Lexecon Expert Professor Dennis Carlton and No Liability for Toshiba HannStar and other Taiwanese, Korean, and Japanese firms (not including Toshiba) had previously reached guilty plea agreements with the...

In 2008, VOOM HD, an affiliate of AMC Networks Inc. and a former unit of Cablevision Systems Corporation, sued Dish Network after Dish Network terminated a 15-year contract to carry VOOM HD's programming. Compass Lexecon's Senior Managing Director Jon Orszag...

On Monday, June 25, Compass Lexecon expert, Dennis Carlton, testified as a damages expert in the direct-purchaser class portion of the TFT-LCD price fixing litigation, in which Toshiba was the sole remaining Defendant (all others had settled previously). The six-week...

Jon Orszag and Guillermo Israilevich were retained by Bruce Prager at Latham & Watkins LLP and John Harkrider at Axinn, Veltrop and Harkrider LLP to assist in securing DOJ approval for UnitedHealth Group’s acquisition of XL Health, a privately owned...