Profile: John L Warden

Competition

Biography: Competition

John Warden has an active practice in the antitrust, banking, contract, corporate and securities areas. He has advised and represented many leading enterprises, including Amax, The Bank of New York, British Petroleum, Eastman Kodak, First Boston, Goldman Sachs, Gulf Oil, Kennecott, TW Services and Union Carbide in board-level litigation. Mr Warden's major cases include Berkey Photo v Eastman Kodak, the Union Carbide/GAF and The Bank of New York/Irving Trust takeover litigations and FMC v Goldman Sachs. He represented Goldman Sachs in the antitrust litigation and investigations regarding the NASDAQ Stock Market, British Airways in an antitrust case brought against it by Virgin Atlantic, and Microsoft in United States v Microsoft.

Mr Warden represented Amax in United States v Amax et al, a criminal antitrust case involving the potash industry, and has represented clients in various antitrust grand jury investigations. He also has extensive appellate experience, including constitutional cases and the successful appeal in United States v D'Amato, and has acted for The Clearing House LLC as amicus curiae in numerous courts of appeal and the Supreme Court.

Having been a commissioner of the United States Antitrust Modernization Commission, Mr Warden is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Law Institute. He has been recognised as a leading antitrust practitioner in every edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2003 to 2007) and Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2000 to 2008); Euromoney's Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys 2008, Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers (2006), Guide to the Leading United States Litigation Lawyers (2005) and Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers (2002); PLC -Which Lawyer? Yearbook (formerly Global Counsel 3000) (2001 to 2008), PLC Cross-border Dispute Resolution Handbook (2002 to 2008); The Best Lawyers in America (2006 to 2008); and New York Super Lawyers (2006 and 2007).

Commercial Litigation

Biography: Commercial Litigation

John L Warden is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell's litigation group. He has an active practice covering antitrust, banking, contract, corporate governance and securities.

Mr Warden has advised and represented many of the world's leading enterprises including Amax, Bank of New York, British Airways, BP, Eastman Kodak, First Boston, Goldman Sachs, Gulf Oil, Kennecott, TW Services and Union Carbide in board-level litigation. His major cases include Berkey Photo v Eastman Kodak, the Union Carbide/GAF takeover litigation, the Bank of New York/Irving Trust takeover litigation and FMC v Goldman Sachs. Mr Warden represented Goldman Sachs in the antitrust litigation regarding NASDAQ, British Airways in the antitrust case brought by Virgin Atlantic and Microsoft in United States v Microsoft.

In addition to civil litigation, Mr Warden represented Amax in United States v Amax et al, a criminal antitrust case involving the potash industry, and various clients in antitrust grand jury investigations. He also has had an extensive appellate practice, including constitutional cases and the successful appeal in United States v D'Amato, and has acted for the Clearing House LLP as amicus curiae in numerous cases in courts of appeal and the Supreme Court.

Mr Warden joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP after graduating from Virginia Law School (LLB, 1965), where he was editor-in-chief of the law review, and Harvard College (AB, 1962). He became a partner of the firm in 1973.

Other Practice Areas

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