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    Daniel J. Richardson

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    Washington, D.C. +1-202-956-7500
    richardsond@sullcrom.com
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    Washington, D.C.

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    Dan Richardson is an associate in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Litigation Group and a member of the Firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice, Antitrust Group, and Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation Practice. Mr. Richardson’s antitrust practice focuses on antitrust counseling, merger clearance, and complex civil litigation.  He has argued cases in federal and state courts, including multiple U.S. courts of appeals.   

    After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School—where he was selected as the Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Law Review and was awarded the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence as the top student in his class—Mr. Richardson clerked for Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He also served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice.

    Mr. Richardson currently serves as the Counsel to the Chair of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section, and was previously a Vice Chair of the Antitrust Section’s Intellectual Property Committee.

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    Experience

    Experience

    Issues and Appeals

    • U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, Texas Association of Business, and Longview Chamber of Commerce in their challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning noncompete agreements, securing the first nationwide decision declaring the rule unlawful.
    • Bayer in obtaining the dismissal—affirmed on appeal by the Delaware Supreme Court sitting en banc—of a lawsuit brought by Merck & Co. alleging M&A-related contract claims.
    • Goldman Sachs in an appeal before the Second Circuit defending a judgment rejecting ERISA claims challenging the Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan’s offering of proprietary Goldman Sachs mutual funds.

    • Volkswagen Group of America in an appeal before the Texas Court of Appeals challenging an enforcement action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
    • Duke Energy in an appeal before the Fourth Circuit defending a judgment dismissing antitrust claims brought by a competitor.

    Antitrust Litigation

    • Redfin Corporation in defending claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission and a group of state Attorneys General related to a partnership agreement with Zillow. 
    • FirstEnergy Corp. in defending claims that U.S. nuclear power operators conspired to suppress employee wages through information sharing.
    • Discover in private antitrust actions challenging its pending merger with Capital One.
    • C&S Wholesale Grocers in litigation related to The Kroger Co.’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons Companies Inc.
    • Goldman Sachs in a private class-action lawsuit related to securities lending.

    Antitrust Merger Clearance

    • Discover in its $35.3 billion pending merger with Capital One.
    • Amgen, Inc. in its $28 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, plc.

    Intellectual Property

    • Centripetal Networks in appeals before the Federal Circuit related to Centripetal Networks’ cybersecurity technology patents.
    • Constellations Designs LLC in an appeal before the Federal Circuit defending a jury verdict finding that the defendant infringed Constellation Designs’ digital communications patents.
    • Ocado Group in an appeal before the Federal Circuit defending an ITC decision rejecting infringement claims brought by AutoStore.

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    News

    News

    • S&C Obtains Second Circuit Win for Goldman Sachs in ERISA Case

      February 26, 2024
    • S&C Advises California Resources Corporation in Merger Agreement with Aera Energy

      February 8, 2024
    • S&C Advises Amgen in Obtaining FTC and Global Clearances of Its $27.8 Billion Acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, Leading to Deal’s Closing

      October 13, 2023
    • In Global IP Disputes Called the ‘Robot Wars,’ S&C Secures Settlement for Client Ocado Group plc

      July 24, 2023
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Thomas C. White, Daniel J. Richardson and Thomas Z. Horton Author Law360 Article on ERISA Litigation Strategy

      Articles January 24, 2024
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2018
    • James Madison University, B.A., 2012
    • James Madison University, B.S., 2012

    Bar Admissions

    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia

    Clerkships

    • The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, United States Supreme Court, 2020-2021
    • The Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2018-2019
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • Litigation
    • Antitrust
    • Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation
    • Supreme Court & Appellate
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