Law Office of David L. Meyer
Innovative Solutions to Antitrust and Rail Regulatory Challenges
Law Office of David L. Meyer
Innovative Solutions to Antitrust and Rail Regulatory Challenges
David L. Meyer
Antitrust and Rail Regulatory
Attorney, Strategist, and Advocate
Ranked in Chambers, Legal 500, WWL Who's Who, Best Lawyers in America, SuperLawyers
Admitted to the District of Columbia
and Maryland Bars
Contact David at: David@MeyerLawDC.com
WHAT DAVID OFFERS
Deep Experience
Flexible Collaboration
Deep Experience
David brings to bear over 30 years of experience in private practice across a wide range of cutting-edge antitrust and rail regulatory matters. His advice is informed by enforcement-side experience overseeing the DOJ Antitrust Division's civil enforcement program as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement and Principal Deputy.
Problem Solving
Flexible Collaboration
Deep Experience
David strives to address challenges and solve problems in practical yet creative ways: he can help analyze and scope the issues, plan effective strategies for addressing them, and implement those strategies through engagement and advocacy—and litigation through trial if necessary.
Flexible Collaboration
Flexible Collaboration
Flexible Collaboration
David regards effective teamwork as a critical element of success. He will help you assemble the appropriate team of lawyers and experts and work cooperatively with the team of your choice.
ANTITRUST EXPERIENCE
- Government Experience. Two periods of service in the Front Office of DOJ Antitrust Division. As DAAG 2006-2009, David played a hands-on role in managing a significant portion of the agency's civil enforcement program, with extensive experience in merger review (e.g., Monsanto/Delta & Pine Land, XM/Sirius, Arcelor/Mittal, CME/CBOT) and non-merger civil conduct investigations (e.g., Google/Yahoo search venture). Also responsible for Division’s litigation in the areas of his oversight (e.g., Microsemi/Semicoa), as well as DOJ’s participation in antitrust-related Supreme Court advocacy (e.g., Credit Suisse v. Billing).
- Transactional Antitrust. Extensive experience in all aspects of merger review, from early analysis and strategy to in-court litigation (e.g., as lead counsel for SoftBank successfully defended against lawsuit by multiple state AGs challenging T-Mobile/Sprint merger in New York v. Deutsche Telecom.
- Civil Conduct Matters. Extensive experience navigating DOJ and FTC conduct investigations addressing alleged monopolization and coordinated effects issues.
- Litigation. Extensive litigation experience in antitrust and other matters involving economic issues, from first-chair trial victory in PPL EnergyPlus v. Nazarian (affirmed by Supreme Court in Hughes v. Talen Energy) to successful motions to dismiss claims of coordination and unilateral conduct.
- See David’s attached bio for more details.
RAIL REGULATORY EXPERIENCE
- Rail mergers. Involved in almost every major rail merger matter since 1990, including Union Pacific/Southern Pacific on behalf of UP, and Canadian Pacific/Norfolk Southern on behalf of Norfolk Southern. Intimate involvement in 2001 Major Merger Rules proceeding.
- Other regulatory proceedings. Represented Class 1 railroads and others in wide array of matters, including pooling cases, unreasonable practice cases, rate cases, trackage rights compensation disputes, Amtrak-related matters, and rulemakings concerning such issues as class exemptions, demurrage, and common carrier obligation issues.
- Complex contract matters. Arbitrated joint facility and commercial Sf long-term supply relationships.
- See David’s attached bio for more details.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Transportation
Energy/Petroleum
Energy/Petroleum
Railroads; Airlines; Global Distribution Systems; Autonomous vehicles; Taxicabs.
Energy/Petroleum
Energy/Petroleum
Energy/Petroleum
Electricity generation; Petroleum upstream, midstream, and downstream; Renewables and zero-emissions programs.
High Tech
Energy/Petroleum
Telecommunications
Platforms; Hardware; IP; Innovation; Internet search, security, and other issues.
Telecommunications
Life Sciences/Pharma
Telecommunications
Wireless; Cable; Satellite; Spectrum; Traditional and online media and advertising.
Financial Services
Life Sciences/Pharma
Life Sciences/Pharma
Payment networks; Trading platforms; Tokenization.
Life Sciences/Pharma
Life Sciences/Pharma
Life Sciences/Pharma
Pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution; Patent settlements; Brand and generics; Biologics; MMA issues.
Manufacturing/Industrial
Manufacturing/Industrial
Manufacturing/Industrial
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Manufacturing of consumer goods and industrial inputs; Chemicals and coatings; Mining; Waste disposal; various other industries.
Distribution
Manufacturing/Industrial
Manufacturing/Industrial
Distributor interactions; E-commerce platforms; Group purchasing.