Bio

Bernard Nigro is Global Chair of Fried Frank's Antitrust and Competition Department. Barry has previously served as the Department of Justice’s Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust and the Federal Trade Commission’s Deputy Director for the Bureau of Competition. During his almost 40 years of practice and government service, Barry has handled hundreds of civil and criminal matters in dozens of industries ranging from concrete to high tech and everything in between. Barry has been involved in some of the largest M&A transactions during the past decade, served as the antitrust compliance monitor in United States v. Apple Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2013), worked on a variety of cartel matters, and counseled on complex compliance and litigation matters. While in government, Barry supported the rollout of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, modernizing the merger review process, and updating the merger guidelines and remedies policies. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Barry as a leading individual in Antitrust, quoting a client who notes that "Barry is very adept at getting deals across the finish lines. He knows the inside game very well." another clients notes “he is a skilled and knowledgeable antitrust lawyer with a very practical approach.” Another Chambers source says Barry “is really pragmatic and good with clients. He knows how to marry business and antitrust.” Barry is also recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” by Legal 500 in Antitrust: Merger Control, where clients describe him as “the rare combination of DOJ and FTC expertise that is invaluable to clients who need to understand the agencies’ latest thinking” and note that “his decades of experience generally, and recent experience as the number-two lawyer in the Antitrust Division, make him a knowledgeable and skilled counselor on a broad array of government enforcement matters.” Other clients tell Legal 500 that Barry is “fabulous” and “figures out quickly what’s important and focuses energies there.” Clients also report that “[n]o one compares to Barry Nigro in terms of goodwill” and also note his “years of experience make his counsel and perspective, particularly seeing what is coming down the road, exceptional.” They also have said that he “understands our business and our objectives and provides solutions to achieve them.” Barry is also recognized as a “Global Leader” by Who’s Who Legal: Competition. Barry’s commitment to public service includes having served as Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law (numbering over 10,000 members from across the globe), President of the George Washington University Law Alumni Association, a member of the Executive Committee of Higher Achievement’s DC President’s Council, a member of St. Albans School’s Development Committee, a member of Bishop Ireton High School’s Campaign Leadership Committee, a member of Georgetown University’s Class of 1982 Executive Committee, among many other roles.