Christopher A. Williams Partner

Chris assists clients with antitrust issues related to mergers, acquisitions, and other commercial transactions, including antitrust filings and government investigations.

Chris Williams counsels on mergers and acquisitions (M&A); joint ventures; intellectual property licensing; and pricing, supply, and distribution agreements. He works with regulatory authorities in China, Japan, South Korea, and Europe on cross-border matters.

Chris advises on all aspects of merger control, including regulatory clearance; transaction structure and antitrust risk allocation in M&A agreements; preparing merger notification filings, including under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act; and advocating for clients in Second Request investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. He directs strategy in merger reviews by foreign competition authorities; advises on remedy proposals and negotiations; represents interested third parties and divestiture buyers; and provides guidance on diligence, integration planning, and other pre-closing matters.

Representing clients ranging from small and emerging firms to large market leaders, Chris works in multiple industries including big data, digital health, chemicals, e-gaming, electronics and computer hardware, software as a service, media and entertainment, healthcare and life sciences, technology, retail, and transportation.