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  1. Cooke William
Washington, DC
William Cooke
Senior Associate
william.cooke@freshfields.com
Washington, DC: +1 202 844 3555
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Will is a Senior Associate in our global antitrust, competition and trade practice, based in Washington, DC.

Will represents clients in antitrust investigations before the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). His practice focuses on merger clearance investigations where he advises on pre-merger negotiations and post-filing advocacy. He also has experience litigating cases in both federal court and the FTC’s administrative court.

Before entering private practice, Will was a staff attorney in the FTC’s Bureau of Competition where he conducted merger reviews and represented the agency in litigations to enjoin mergers and acquisitions. Will's experience at the FTC spanned several industries including medical devices, pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, and life science and consumer products. Will was recognized with the FTC’s Stephen A. Nye Award for work during agency litigation and investigations that far exceeds the performance expected of a relatively new legal practitioner.

Prior to joining Freshfields, Will was a member of the antitrust and competition practice of another major international law firm where he advised clients seeking regulatory approval of transactions across several global jurisdictions and represented a pharmaceutical company in a federal court proceeding alleging its competitor engaged in unlawful anticompetitive behavior. Will’s prior experience also includes serving as a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Amit P. Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia during law school.

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Antitrust and competition
Life sciences
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Education

  • JD, William & Mary Law School, 2017
  • BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009

Professional

  • Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and North Carolina
  • Former staff attorney in the FTC’s Bureau of Competition
    • Recognized with the Stephen A. Nye Award for outstanding contributions to FTC litigation and investigations
William Cooke
Senior Associate
william.cooke@freshfields.com
T +1 202 844 3555
washington, dc Office

700 13th Street, NW

10th Floor

20005-3960 washington, dc
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