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Orrick Adds Antitrust Partners

By  |  January 3, 2022

Orrick named Eileen Cole of White & Case and Craig Falls of Dechert as antitrust and competition partners in Washington as the firm prepares for stepped-up actions under President Joe Biden.

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    Antitrust has become “a greater focus of enforcement and corporate strategy” in areas such as technology and life sciences under the Biden administration, according to an Orrick statement.

    “There’s a bipartisan push for more enforcement in antitrust,” Falls said in an interview. “There’s also a rethinking of what the goals of antitrust are, which is going to present a lot of challenges for companies as they have to rethink how they would defend their business practices, or agreements, or their deals.”

    Related: Biden Unveils Plan To Rein In Meatpacking Giants

    The Biden administration unveiled a plan Monday, January 3, to boost competition in the meatpacking industry and alleviate surging food prices amid skyrocketing inflation.

    The plan earmarks US$1 billion in funds from the “American Rescue Plan” toward expanding processing capacity for independent meat processing firms, the White House announced.

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