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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
News
In the News · Source: The New York Times
May 1, 2018
Norm Armstrong comments on the Sprint and T-Mobile merger
In the News · Source: Law360 and Reuters
January 16, 2018
Cal Smith, Norm Armstrong, Elliott Tapp and Jeff Spigel counsel Energizer on $2B acquisition of Spectrum Brands
In the News · Source: Vox
December 6, 2017
Norm Armstrong discusses President Trump's conflict with CNN and possible implications for the AT&T-Time Warner merger
Matters
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.
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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
January 17, 2019
Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown on M&A
Client Alert
January 8, 2019
New House Democratic Majority Proposes Aggressive Antitrust Scrutiny
Client Alert
December 12, 2018
FDA Issues New Policy To Prevent Innovator Biologics Companies From Withholding Samples to Delay Biosimilar Competition
News
In the News · Source: The New York Times
May 1, 2018
Norm Armstrong comments on the Sprint and T-Mobile merger
In the News · Source: Law360 and Reuters
January 16, 2018
Cal Smith, Norm Armstrong, Elliott Tapp and Jeff Spigel counsel Energizer on $2B acquisition of Spectrum Brands
In the News · Source: Vox
December 6, 2017
Norm Armstrong discusses President Trump's conflict with CNN and possible implications for the AT&T-Time Warner merger
Matters
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.
See more
Close
Matters
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
January 17, 2019
Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown on M&A
Client Alert
January 8, 2019
New House Democratic Majority Proposes Aggressive Antitrust Scrutiny
Client Alert
December 12, 2018
FDA Issues New Policy To Prevent Innovator Biologics Companies From Withholding Samples to Delay Biosimilar Competition
News
In the News · Source: The New York Times
May 1, 2018
Norm Armstrong comments on the Sprint and T-Mobile merger
In the News · Source: Law360 and Reuters
January 16, 2018
Cal Smith, Norm Armstrong, Elliott Tapp and Jeff Spigel counsel Energizer on $2B acquisition of Spectrum Brands
In the News · Source: Vox
December 6, 2017
Norm Armstrong discusses President Trump's conflict with CNN and possible implications for the AT&T-Time Warner merger
Credentials
J.D., Howard University School of Law
B.A., University of Virginia