US: Ex-DoJ antitrust litigator joins Baker & McKenzie

Highly regarded DOJ attorney Mark Hamer has joined Baker & McKenzie’s Global Antitrust and Competition Practice as a Partner in Washington, DC, bringing more than 25 years of extensive antitrust litigation experience, both as a senior trial lawyer with the government and as an antitrust litigator in private practice.

Mr. Hamer was with the DOJ for six years as a senior trial attorney, handling some of the Antitrust Division’s highest-profile matters. Most prominently, he served a leading role in a two-month trial concerning competition in the credit card industry in which the DOJ prevailed. In addition, Mr. Hamer served on the trial teams of some of the Antitrust Division’s most significant merger challenges.

“Global antitrust compliance is becoming more complex, and coordinated investigations among the world’s competition authorities are increasingly common,” said Samantha Mobley, Chair of Baker & McKenzie’s Global Antitrust and Competition Practice. “Our global antitrust practice has a proven record of achieving worldwide results for our clients, and Mark’s extensive trial experience will further elevate the level of international one-stop shop service we provide.”

Prior to joining the DOJ, Mr. Hamer was a partner in the Antitrust Litigation group at DLA Piper, where he handled complex multi-district antitrust class actions, as well as civil and criminal antitrust enforcement actions and investigations.

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