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Sidley Austin Hires New Antitrust Co-Head

By  |  February 13, 2022

A former FTC prosecutor with extensive private practice experience has left Kirkland & Ellis to co-lead Sidley Austin’s antitrust and consumer law practice.

Sean Royall has joined Sidley Austin as partner and co-head of its global antitrust and consumer protection litigation and investigations practice, dividing his time between Dallas and Washington, DC.

Most recently a Kirkland & Ellis partner for two years, Royall focuses on contentious antitrust and consumer protection, and government and regulatory investigations. He is an experienced courtroom litigator who has acted for clients in the financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, transportation, and technology and telecommunications sectors.

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