Advertisements
Home News Cravath Welcomes Former Trump DOJ Antitrust Official Andrew Finch

Cravath Welcomes Former Trump DOJ Antitrust Official Andrew Finch

by Celia

Andrew Finch, a former top U.S. Justice Department antitrust official during the Trump administration, has joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore from rival law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Finch most recently co-chaired Paul Weiss’s antitrust practice and previously served as principal deputy assistant attorney general and acting assistant attorney general in the DOJ’s antitrust division from 2017 to 2019.

Advertisements

Cravath’s presiding partner, Faiza Saeed, expressed confidence in Finch’s expertise, noting his background would be invaluable to clients navigating complex regulatory challenges. Finch will join Cravath’s litigation department as a partner in New York, where he will focus on antitrust investigations, litigation, and merger reviews. He was unavailable for immediate comment.

Advertisements

At Paul Weiss, Finch represented high-profile clients such as Spirit Airlines, Uber, and Mastercard in merger reviews. A spokesperson for Paul Weiss wished Finch well in his new role.

Advertisements

This move comes just one day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump’s second term. Cravath, one of the nation’s most profitable law firms, has recently shifted from its traditional practice of promoting from within to hiring partners from external firms. Notably, the firm opened a Washington, D.C. office in 2022, adding a trio of former government regulatory experts to its ranks. Among these hires was Noah Phillips, a former U.S. Federal Trade Commission commissioner, who joined as a partner to co-chair the firm’s antitrust practice with Christine Varney, a former U.S. assistant attorney general for antitrust under President Obama.

Read more:

Advertisements

You may also like

logo

Bilkuj is a comprehensive legal portal. The main columns include legal knowledge, legal news, laws and regulations, legal special topics and other columns.

「Contact us: wougua@gmail.com」

© 2023 Copyright bilkuj.com