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Norm Armstrong co-chairs the firm’s global Antitrust Practice Group. His practice focuses on antitrust litigation, complex transactions, antitrust counseling, and government civil and criminal investigations. Norm represents foreign and domestic clients in a wide range of antitrust matters, as well as consumer protection issues such as false advertising and data privacy.
As a former Deputy Director of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition, Norm has broad experience with antitrust matters. At the FTC, he led three divisions that investigated mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and anticompetitive conduct in an array of industries. These included casinos, chemicals, consumer goods, entertainment, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, retail and technology. Norm also supervised all oil and gas investigations, served as co-chair of the President’s Oil and Price Fraud Working Group, and briefed members of Congress on related issues.
Norm co-chairs the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association’s Mergers and Acquisitions Committee. In addition, he is a frequent lecturer on a wide range of antitrust and litigation topics.
Credentials
J.D., Howard University School of Law
B.A., University of Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
News
In the News · Source: Law360
October 31, 2019
Tom Friel, Jim Brogan, Brian Eutermoser, Angela Tarasi, Mikaela Stone, Bobby Burchfield, Norman Armstrong and Chris Yook advise BASF
In the News · Source: Law360 and Bloomberg Law
Cases & Deals
May 28, 2019
King & Spalding Advises TSYS in its $54 Billion Merger of Equals with Global Payments
Matters
Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Lead counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in FTC’s clean diesel investigation.
Co-lead class action defense counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in multidistrict litigation in San Francisco in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL.
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Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Lead counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in FTC’s clean diesel investigation.
Co-lead class action defense counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in multidistrict litigation in San Francisco in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL.
Successfully represented Energizer Holdings, Inc. in the FTC’s investigation into its acquisition of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
Advised Carmike Cinemas in the DOJ's investigation into its sales to AMC Theatres.
Successfully represented Forterra Building Products, a portfolio company of LoneStar Funds, in the formation of a joint venture. The transaction was cleared by the FTC without divestitures.
Represented several of the largest healthcare systems in their acquisitions in front of the FTC and in litigations brought by the DOJ.
Successfully represented Bass Pro Group in its defense of an FTC investigation into its acquisition of Fishing holdings LLC.
Insights
Client Alert
March 24, 2020
DOJ/FTC Release Competitor Collaboration Guidance in Light of COVID-19
Client Alert
March 23, 2020
Antitrust Review of Mergers & Acquisitions in Light of COVID-19
Client Alert
March 16, 2020
FTC Announces Temporary Filing Procedures Due to Coronavirus
News
In the News · Source: Law360
October 31, 2019
Tom Friel, Jim Brogan, Brian Eutermoser, Angela Tarasi, Mikaela Stone, Bobby Burchfield, Norman Armstrong and Chris Yook advise BASF
In the News · Source: Law360 and Bloomberg Law
Cases & Deals
May 28, 2019
King & Spalding Advises TSYS in its $54 Billion Merger of Equals with Global Payments
Matters
Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Lead counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in FTC’s clean diesel investigation.
Co-lead class action defense counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in multidistrict litigation in San Francisco in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL.
See more
Close
Matters
Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Lead counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in FTC’s clean diesel investigation.
Co-lead class action defense counsel to Porsche Cars North America, Inc. and Porsche AG in multidistrict litigation in San Francisco in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL.
Successfully represented Energizer Holdings, Inc. in the FTC’s investigation into its acquisition of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
Advised Carmike Cinemas in the DOJ's investigation into its sales to AMC Theatres.
Successfully represented Forterra Building Products, a portfolio company of LoneStar Funds, in the formation of a joint venture. The transaction was cleared by the FTC without divestitures.
Represented several of the largest healthcare systems in their acquisitions in front of the FTC and in litigations brought by the DOJ.
Successfully represented Bass Pro Group in its defense of an FTC investigation into its acquisition of Fishing holdings LLC.
Insights
Client Alert
March 24, 2020
DOJ/FTC Release Competitor Collaboration Guidance in Light of COVID-19
Client Alert
March 23, 2020
Antitrust Review of Mergers & Acquisitions in Light of COVID-19
Client Alert
March 16, 2020
FTC Announces Temporary Filing Procedures Due to Coronavirus
News
In the News · Source: Law360
October 31, 2019
Tom Friel, Jim Brogan, Brian Eutermoser, Angela Tarasi, Mikaela Stone, Bobby Burchfield, Norman Armstrong and Chris Yook advise BASF
In the News · Source: Law360 and Bloomberg Law
Cases & Deals
May 28, 2019
King & Spalding Advises TSYS in its $54 Billion Merger of Equals with Global Payments
Credentials
J.D., Howard University School of Law
B.A., University of Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland