Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section

Welcome to the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section's webpage! The Section focuses on antitrust litigation and counseling in matters involving the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, State Attorneys General and private parties. We also focus on trade regulation matters, including employee non-competition agreements and deceptive advertising. The Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section officers and council members are listed below. If you have an interest in joining the Section or have an idea for a topic or speaker, please contact any officer or council member.
 

Meeting Schedule: 

NEW DATE:  May 29, 2012, noon at the Belo

Speaker:  Barry Barnett, Susman Godfrey and Bill Katz, Thompson & Knight

Topic:  The Even Braver New World of Class Certification in Antitrust Cases

Section Officers:

Name: Nicole Williams
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: Thompson & Knight LLP
Firm Address: 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75201
Business Phone: 214-969-1149
Email: nicole.williams@tklaw.com

Name: Jacqueline Shipchandler
Officer Position: Vice Chair
Firm: Haynes and Boone LLP
Firm Address: 2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75219
Business Phone: 214-651-5556
Email: jacqueline.shipchandler@haynesboone.com

Name: Jen Pearce
Officer Position: Treasurer
Firm: FedEx Office Legal Service
Firm Address: 13155 Noel Road, Suite 1900
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX, 75240
Business Phone: (214) 550-7416
Email: jen.pearce@fedex.com

Name: Aaron Davidson
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P.
Firm Address: 2001 Ross Avenue
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75201-2980
Business Phone: 214-953-6784
Email: aaron.davidson@bakerbotts.com

Name: Bradley C. Weber
Officer Position: DBA Board Advisor
Firm: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Firm Address: 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75201
Business Phone: 214-740-8000
Email: bweber@lockelord.com

Council Members:

Name: William Frank Carroll
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
Firm Address: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 3300
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75270
Business Phone: 214-698-7828
Email: fcarroll@coxsmith.com

Name: Duncan Currie
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: U.S. Dept. of Justice-Antitrust Division
Firm Address: 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 3000
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-880-9419
Email: duncan.currie@usdoj.gov

Name: Mark Fritz
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Frito Lay, Inc.
Firm Address: 7701 Legacy Drive
Firm City, State, Zip: Plano, Texas 75024
Business Phone: 972-334-3815
Email: mark.fritz@fritolay.com

Name: Samuel E. Joyner
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP
Firm Address: 1601 Elm Street, Suite 3000
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: (214) 999-3000
Email: sjoyner@gardere.com

Name: Brian Robison
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Firm Address: 2100 McKinney Avenue--Suite 1100
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201-6912
Business Phone: 214-698-3370
Email: brobison@gibsondunn.com

Name:William G. Whitehill
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Gardere Wynne Sewell
Firm Address: 1601 Elm Street, Suite 3000
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-999-4633
Email: bwhitehill@gardere.com

Name: Thomas B. Carter
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Federal Trade Commission
Business Phone: (214) 979-9372
Email: tcarter@ftc.go

Name: Chad Pinson
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P.
Firm Address: 2001 Ross Avenue
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75201-2980
Business Phone: 214-953-6621
Email: chad.pinson@bakerbotts.com

Section Membership

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section, please send a letter of request and a $20.00 membership fee to:

Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section.  Also note that a portion of membership fees may be contributed by the Section to various DBA-sponsored charity events or fund-raising activities. 

If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.

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