Wilson D. Mudge | People | Arnold & Porter

Wilson Mudge's practice encompasses all aspects of antitrust law, including transactional matters before the FTC, DOJ, and FCC, government civil and criminal investigations, civil litigation, and client counseling. He regularly represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, food service, software, machine components, chemicals, and others.

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Experience

Reyes Holdings in obtaining FTC clearance for the US$2 billion sale of its Reinhart FoodService business to Performance Food Group.
Komatsu Ltd. before the DOJ in connection with its approximately US$2.9 billion agreement to acquire high-productivity mining equipment company, Joy Global.
AT&T Inc. before the FCC in connection with its acquisitions of DIRECTV and Leap Wireless.
AT&T Inc. in obtaining DOJ and FCC approval for its acquisitions of wireless telecommunications providers Allied Wireless, Dobson Communications Corp., and Centennial Communications Corp., and wireless properties divested by Verizon and ALLTEL.
Adobe in its US$3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, a leading developer of software used by creative professionals and web developers. Transaction permitted to close without divestitures after second request.

The Kroger Co. in multiple antitrust actions brought by the FTC and state attorneys general seeking to enjoin Kroger’s proposed merger with Albertsons.
In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation. A large electronics company in defending civil antitrust cases relating to CRT pricing, including consolidated federal class actions and indirect purchaser cases.
In re DRAM Antitrust Litigation. Micron Technology, Inc., in defending civil antitrust cases relating to DRAM pricing, including consolidated federal class actions and indirect purchaser cases.
Micron v. Rambus. Micron Technology, Inc., in connection with antitrust claims against Rambus Inc. relating to standard-setting misconduct.

Multiple large international corporations in connection with non-public DOJ civil and criminal antitrust investigations into alleged agreements not to hire or solicit employees.
Global automotive parts manufacturer in DOJ antitrust investigation into alleged price fixing and bid rigging in the automotive parts industry.
Minebea Co., Ltd. in connection with an antitrust cartel investigation (S.D. Ohio April 2015).
Micron Technology, Inc. in connection with the DOJ's criminal investigation of DRAM pricing.