James Fredricks, former Chief of the Washington Criminal II Section of the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice, has joined Skadden as a partner. His affiliation with the firm’s antitrust and competition group in Washington, D.C., was officially confirmed on a recent Monday.
Prior to joining Skadden, Fredricks played a crucial role in dealing with the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice in addition to his responsibilities as the assistant chief of the division’s Appellate Section.
As per the official statement from Skadden, his role will involve counseling and defending clients in antitrust investigations and prosecutions. Fredricks will also be working on other complex, multijurisdictional actions initiated by government enforcers. This wide-ranging purview includes matters related to price fixing, bid rigging, market allocations, no-poach agreements, algorithmic pricing, and criminal monopolization.
This strategic move by Skadden underscores the firm’s intent to leverage Fredricks’s massive expertise and knowledge in the sector to strengthen their legal advisory and representation services in antitrust matters.
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