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:
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND EITHER OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS, PLEASE RSVP TO NICOLE.WILLIAMS@TKLAW.COM.
Half-Day Seminar and Reception: "The Class Action Revolution--The Supreme Court Changes the Face of Class Action Litigation"
May 21, 2013, Noon to 3pm CLE and 3-4pm reception, at the Belo
Three experienced class action attorneys will analyze the U.S. Supreme Court’s sea change opinions during 2011-2013 which have brought significant changes to how class actions are tried, the proof necessary to obtain class certification, the forum which hears class claims and the right of a litigant to waive class action claims. The speakers will also discuss the cases still pending for decision and their potential impact on class action litigation. The presentation will then be followed by a panel discussion of the cases and their direct application and impact in the trial courts. The three speakers will be joined by a panel who are on the frontlines in addressing these landmark decisions.
Speakers:
Williams Frank Carroll, Cox Smith Matthews
Daniel Gold, Haynes & Boone
Danielle Haugland, King & Spalding
Panelists:
Hon. Judge Alia Moses, Western District of Texas
Lionel Z. Glancy, Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, Los Angeles, CA
State Bar of Texas Antitrust and Business Litigation CLE: "Strategies and Tips on Multidistrict Practice and Litigation"
June 20, 2013, 9-11am
The speakers and the panel of judges will give advice and answer questions regarding practice before the federal and state multidistrict litigation panels, including the factors the panels consider, the panels' procedures, and the handling of cases at the trial level subsequent to transfer.
Speakers:
Hon. Judge Royal Furgeson, Northern District of Texas and member, MDL Panel
Hon. Judge David Godbey, Northern District of Texas and currently handling major MDL case
Hon. Justice Douglas Lang, Fifth Court of Appeals and former member of Texas MDL Panel
Barry Barnett, Susman Godfrey
Thomas Jackson, Jones Day
Moderator: Nicole Williams, Thompson & Knight
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: Bill Morrison
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: 214-651-5018
Email: bill.morrison@haynesboone.com
Name: Jack Balderson
Officer Position: Secretary
Firm: Balderson Law PLLC
Firm Address: 3605 Yucca Drive, Suite 103
Firm City, State, Zip: Flower Mound, TX, 75028
Business Phone: (972) 874-1500
Email: jack@baldersonlaw.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: Matthew Baker
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Bracewell & Guiliani
Firm Address: 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 3800
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-758-1021
Email: matthew.baker@bgllp.com
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
Firm Address: 901 Main Street, Suite 5100
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75202-3775
Business Phone: 214.754.1903
Email: bbarnett@susmangodfrey.com
Name: Ken Carroll
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal
Firm Address: 901 Main Street, Suite 5500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-855-3029
Email: kcarroll@ccsb.com
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: Thomas B. Carter
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Federal Trade Commission
Business Phone: (214) 979-9372
Email: tcarter@ftc.gov
Name: Scott Garelick
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: McElree Smith
Firm Address: 600 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1600
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-969-0657
Email: sgarelick@mspc.com
Name: John Nevins
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: The Nevins Law Firm
Firm Address: 7600 San Jacinto Place, Suite 200
Firm City, State, Zip: Plano, TX 75024
Business Phone: 214-919-3510
Email: nevins@nevinslawfirm.com
Name: Richard Parr
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: AT&T Services, Inc.
Firm Address: 208 S. Akard Streetm Suite 2935
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: 214-757-3386
Email: rp3639@att.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: Tracy G. Smith
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Thompson & Knight
Firm Address: 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: 214-969-1168
Email: tracy.smith@tklaw.com
Name: Everett Upshaw
Officer Position: Council Member
Firm: Law Office of Everett Upshaw
Firm Address: 13901 Midway Road, Suite 102-208
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75244
Business Phone: 214-680-6005
Email: everettupshaw@everettupshaw.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
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:
DBA2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
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.
Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster
