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Bob Cooper's extensive experience includes representing clients in complex commercial litigation and governmental investigations, conducting internal investigations, and counseling global companies on their most challenging and significant business issues. His particular expertise in antitrust and competition matters leads clients to seek his judgment and strategic advice on mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions. Bob also regularly advises clients on dealings with competitors, suppliers and customers.
Bob has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including airlines, agribusiness, banking, biotechnology, commercial real estate, healthcare, health insurance, healthcare technology, insurance/reinsurance, Internet, payment systems, private equity, sports media, telecommunications, and telehealth. He has served as lead counsel or co-lead counsel before a number of federal and state courts, in arbitration proceedings and mediations, and before the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and numerous state Attorneys General.
J.D., Emory University School of Law, with distinction
B.A., Columbia University
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Law Clerk, Hon. William C. O'Kelley, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
American Bar Association
The Economic Club of Washington D.C.
August 16, 2024
Bob Cooper, Rick Zall, Hershel Wancjer, Kimberly Rai and Brittany Tandy advise Lehigh Valley Health Network on its merger with Jefferson Health
August 2, 2024
Lehigh Valley Health Network and Jefferson Combine Effective August 1, 2024
Represented an international e-commerce company in a multijurisdictional consumer protection investigation
Represented a technology company in defending predatory pricing claims by a competitor (confidential settlement)
Represented a global automobile manufacturer in connection with competition issues and inquiries in the United States, EU and China
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April 24, 2024
FTC Issues Near-Total Ban on Non-Competes in Final Rule, with a Narrow Exception for Existing Agreements with “Senior Executives”
January 23, 2024
FTC Announces 2024 Jurisdictional Threshold Updates for Interlocking Directorates and HSR Filing Thresholds
December 21, 2023
FTC and DOJ Issue New Merger Guidelines
August 16, 2024
Bob Cooper, Rick Zall, Hershel Wancjer, Kimberly Rai and Brittany Tandy advise Lehigh Valley Health Network on its merger with Jefferson Health
August 2, 2024
Lehigh Valley Health Network and Jefferson Combine Effective August 1, 2024
Represented an international e-commerce company in a multijurisdictional consumer protection investigation
Represented a technology company in defending predatory pricing claims by a competitor (confidential settlement)
Represented a global automobile manufacturer in connection with competition issues and inquiries in the United States, EU and China
See more
April 24, 2024
FTC Issues Near-Total Ban on Non-Competes in Final Rule, with a Narrow Exception for Existing Agreements with “Senior Executives”
January 23, 2024
FTC Announces 2024 Jurisdictional Threshold Updates for Interlocking Directorates and HSR Filing Thresholds
December 21, 2023
FTC and DOJ Issue New Merger Guidelines
August 16, 2024
Bob Cooper, Rick Zall, Hershel Wancjer, Kimberly Rai and Brittany Tandy advise Lehigh Valley Health Network on its merger with Jefferson Health
August 2, 2024
Lehigh Valley Health Network and Jefferson Combine Effective August 1, 2024
J.D., Emory University School of Law, with distinction
B.A., Columbia University
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Law Clerk, Hon. William C. O'Kelley, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
American Bar Association
The Economic Club of Washington D.C.