Profile: Michael Antalics

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Biography: Competition

Mike Antalics is a partner in O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Washington, DC office. He joined the firm after serving for 23 years at the Federal Trade Commission, most recently as deputy director in the FTC's bureau of competition from 2000 to 2001, where he oversaw its antitrust enforcement mission. Before that, he served as assistant director for mergers from 1997 to 1999 and assistant director for non-merger litigation from 1991 to 1997. While at the FTC, Mike successfully litigated numerous significant cases, including the Cardinal Health merger case, the Ticor Title Insurance Company price-fixing case, and the Intel monopolisation case. Mike twice received the Brandeis Award given to the FTC's outstanding litigator, and three times was awarded the Team Award for litigation team efforts.

Since joining O'Melveny & Myers, he has successfully obtained the approval of mergers before the FTC and DoJ, successfully litigated the Arch Coal merger case against the FTC in federal court, successfully represented companies in class action litigation, and provided advice in civil and criminal antitrust investigations. Among the clients he has represented are Quest Diagnostics, Degussa, Verizon Communications, Exxon Mobil, and Warner Bros Entertainment.

Mike was named a "super lawyer" by Super Lawyer magazine and is listed as one of "America's Leading Antitrust Lawyers" by Chambers USA.