Bio

Howard Morse is a partner in and former chair of Cooley's Antitrust & Competition practice group. He represents businesses before the US Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general in investigations of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as alleged monopolization, restraint of trade and unfair and deceptive practices. Howard has been at the forefront of applying antitrust law to the high-tech sector and the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law, including issues related to nascent and potential competition, innovation markets, patent pools, standard setting and settlement of IP litigation. Before joining Cooley, Howard served for 10 years at the FTC, where he was Assistant Director of the Bureau of Competition. At the FTC, he was responsible for 50+ enforcement actions, including Hart-Scott-Rodino civil penalty and merger enforcement actions. Howard received the FTC's Award for Superior Service for "furthering the Commission's Merger Enforcement Program" and for "advancing the antitrust mission of the Federal Trade Commission in innovation markets and high technology industries." Chambers USA recently said that Howard "is 'both knowledgeable and practical'" and that he is "a well-respected antitrust counselor, particularly experienced in advising hi-tech companies on the intersection between antitrust and IP law."