Mark Hamer
Biography
Mark H. Hamer is Global Chair of the Firm's Antitrust & Competition Practice Group, comprised of over 250 competition lawyers in 60 offices across 43 countries. Before 2020, he served as its North America Chair.
Mark's practice spans across all types of antitrust matters, from high-stakes litigation to strategic merger clearance to bet-the-company criminal and civil investigations. Before joining Baker McKenzie, Mark served as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, where he was involved in some of the DOJ's highest-profile antitrust trials.
Practice Focus
Mark assists clients in the defense of merger challenges, class actions, and civil and criminal investigations. He helps clients navigate federal and state regulatory inquiries, enforcement actions, complex merger clearance matters, and multidistrict antitrust class actions. As an experienced antitrust counsel, Mark also regularly provides advice on a broad range of antitrust compliance issues.
Representative Legal Matters
Antitrust Litigation
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Lead counsel for defendant in In re: Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust Litigation (MDL 3097) in the Southern District of New York.
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Lead counsel for defendant in In re: Hard Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies Antitrust Litigation (MDL 2918) in the Northern District of California.
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Lead counsel for Italian luxury fashion brand in "no-poach" antitrust class action in the Eastern District of New York.
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Lead counsel for a global urethane manufacturer in antitrust litigation in the Eastern District of New York alleging a group boycott.
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Lead counsel for German railway component manufacturer in In re: Railway Industry Employee No-Poach Antitrust Litigation (MDL 2850) in the Western District of Pennsylvania, and lead counsel in related investigation and litigation by US DOJ's Antitrust Division in the District of Columbia.
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Lead counsel for medical device manufacturer in antitrust litigation alleging monopolization in the Western District of Texas. Prevailed by motion to dismiss in 2019.
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Lead antitrust trial counsel in patent infringement and antitrust case for global oil well remediation company. The matter was tried in Houston federal court in 2018, resulting in a defense verdict on all antitrust counterclaims.
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Lead global antitrust counsel for food processing manufacturer Marel in its USD 3.9 billion acquisition by JBT.
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Lead antitrust counsel for global filtration manufacturer CLARCOR in its USD 4.3 billion sale to Parker Hannifin.
Antitrust Civil and Criminal Investigations
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Lead counsel for joint patent licensing platform in successful DOJ Antitrust Division business review of its 5G cellular standard-essential patent platform for connected cars.
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Lead counsel for major college athletic conference in antitrust investigation by US DOJ.
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Lead antitrust counsel for global ocean shipping company in US DOJ price-fixing cartel investigation.
Professional Honors
- US Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award, 2015
- US DOJ Antitrust Division Team Award of Distinction (2 awards), 2015
- US DOJ Antitrust Division Individual Award of Distinction, 2011
Admissions
- District of Columbia~United States (2017)
- California~United States (1991)
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.) (1991)
- University of Virginia (B.A., with High Distinction) (1988)
Languages
- English