Leading Antitrust Lawyer Robert B. Bell Joins Kaye Scholer As Co-Chair of Antitrust Practice
November 9, 2009
Washington, DC – Kaye Scholer LLP announced today that Robert B. Bell has joined the firm as Co-Chair of its Antitrust practice group. A former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White, Mr. Bell has more than 20 years of experience practicing antitrust law, most recently at WilmerHale, where Mr. Bell was a partner. He has extensive experience in securing antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions from both the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Bell regularly advises clients on matters involving antitrust litigation and merger clearance, and provides antitrust counseling on issues ranging from competitor collaborations to vertical distribution arrangements. He has represented clients from a wide variety of sectors, including imaging, communications, defense, entertainment, manufacturing, mining, chemicals and transportation.
“Robert has an impressive list of accomplishments in antitrust matters on behalf of a broad cross-section of clients,” said New York-based Antitrust practice group Co-Chair Saul P. Morgenstern. “We are pleased to have him join us as Co-Chair of the practice and leader of our firm-wide Merger and Acquisition antitrust team, demonstrating Kaye Scholer’s continued commitment to a strong and growing antitrust presence in Washington, DC. His intellectual strength, experience and mature judgment will further deepen our bench and benefit all of our clients.”
Among a long list of major victories, recent highlights of Mr. Bell’s practice include the successful representation of a major wireless telephone company in a Department of Justice second request related to its $2.7 billion acquisition of a competing wireless carrier, and the representation of a major European airline in negotiating a settlement with the plaintiff class in the air cargo price-fixing litigation in the Eastern District of New York.
“We are delighted to welcome Robert to the firm,” said G. Christopher Griner, Managing Partner of Kaye Scholer’s Washington, DC office. “Robert is a preeminent antitrust lawyer in the grand tradition of our former name partner, Professor Milton Handler, who many considered to be the ‘Dean of Antitrust law.’ Robert’s extensive knowledge of antitrust matters is the perfect complement to our firm and to our Antitrust practice.”
Mr. Bell received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. He received an M.A. from the University of Cambridge and his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Articles Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Studies.
“Kaye Scholer’s distinguished antitrust practice provides an excellent platform for first-rate client service,” Bell said. “With leading CFIUS, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, outsourcing and technology practices, the firm is particularly well-suited to serving clients in the defense, high-tech and infrastructure industries.”
About Kaye Scholer
Kaye Scholer refers to Kaye Scholer LLP and its affiliates, with offices in Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai, Washington, DC, and West Palm Beach. Founded in New York City in 1917, Kaye Scholer represents public and private companies, governmental entities, financial institutions, and other organizations in matters around the world.
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