Bio

Paul Cuomo is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice. He currently serves on the firm's Executive Committee and is the former Partner in Charge of the firm's Washington office. Paul advises clients on all aspects of antitrust law, with an emphasis on U.S. and multi-jurisdictional merger reviews and antitrust litigation matters. According to Chambers USA, 2021, clients describe Paul as a "complete winner" and "one of the strongest antitrust lawyers in the country" with an "impeccable record." In addition to appearing before the U.S. antitrust authorities, Paul regularly represents clients in international investigations and has appeared in person before numerous international authorities including the European Commission, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Canadian Competition Bureau. According to Legal 500 (2017), “Cuomo is often singled out for his ‘keen intelligence and many years of antitrust experience’, which allows him to ‘quickly apply law to new facts and provide well reasoned, easy to understand legal advice.’” Paul has received U.S. and foreign antitrust clearances across a wide variety of industries, including media and e-commerce, oilfield products and services, metals, electric and natural gas transmission and distribution, mining and forestry equipment and services, software, pulp and paper, general industrial manufacturing and various chemical products. In addition to working with clients to help secure antitrust clearances for transactions, Mr. Cuomo has represented third parties in international merger investigations, and he provides risk arbitrage advice. Outside of the merger area, Mr. Cuomo regularly advises Fortune 500 and smaller companies on the antitrust issues associated with their day-to-day business practices and represents companies in civil non-merger and criminal grand jury investigations and antitrust litigation. In addition, he serves as Antitrust Compliance Officer for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), a 9,000+ member association of manufacturers, retailers and distributors of musical instruments and products, under the terms of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.