MEDIA RELEASE PR35942
Bernard Nigro Returns to Fried Frank as an Antitrust Partner in the Washington, DC
Office
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Bernard
"Barry" Nigro will return to the Firm as a partner in the Antitrust
Department resident in Washington, DC. Mr. Nigro was previously a partner at
Fried Frank from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Nigro served as the
Deputy Director for the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition,
where he supervised merger and non-merger enforcement divisions and developed
agency policies related to compliance, merger and non-merger matters, and
pre-merger notification. During his tenure at the Federal Trade Commission,
Mr. Nigro oversaw numerous merger investigations and litigations across a
broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, defense, energy, music,
tobacco, consumer products, and aerospace. Immediately prior to rejoining
Fried Frank, Mr. Nigro was an antitrust partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
LLP in their Washington, DC office.
"We are very pleased to welcome Barry back to Fried Frank. He is an
extremely experienced and highly regarded antitrust practitioner with a
strong background of both private and government service," said Valerie Ford
Jacob, Fried Frank's Chairperson.
Mr. Nigro's practice focuses on civil and criminal matters under federal
and state antitrust laws and he frequently appears before the Federal Trade
Commission, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and state
attorney general offices. As part of Fried Frank's Antitrust Department, Mr.
Nigro will represent major US and international corporations on antitrust
matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions, internal investigations,
litigations, and counseling.
"Antitrust and competition issues are integral to the broad range of
corporate clients Fried Frank represents," said Justin Spendlove, Fried
Frank's Managing Partner. "Barry's extensive experience in high-stakes
transactions and complex litigation adds strength to an already strong team
of first-rate antitrust lawyers at the Firm."
Robert Schwenkel, chair of Fried Frank's New York corporate department
and head of the Firm's M&A and private equity practices added, "Barry has
extensive experience securing merger approvals critical for the size and
complexity of deals our preeminent M&A and private equity practices have been
known to handle for more than three decades. With enhanced antitrust
capability we can deliver more for our clients and help them to achieve their
business goals."
Mr. Nigro currently serves as an officer on the Council of the ABA's
Section of Antitrust Law and previously served as the Chair of the
organization's Communications Industry and Committee Operations Committees.
He was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Telecom Antitrust Handbook and is a
member of the Board of Editors of Antitrust Report.
He received his Juris Doctorate from George Washington University Law
School and his Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University. Additionally, he
served as a clerk for the Honorable Charles R. Richey on the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia.
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SOURCE: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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