
Renata B. Hesse
PartnerRenata B. Hesse
Partner
Washington, D.C.
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Renata Hesse is co-head of the Firm’s Antitrust Group. Her practice focuses on antitrust counseling, cartels and merger clearance. Ms. Hesse is frequently recognized as a leading and influential antitrust lawyer, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property matters in high-tech industries. She currently is the International Officer of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section and is a frequent speaker at antitrust and legal forums.
Ms. Hesse counsels some of the world’s biggest companies on a range of high-stakes antitrust matters. Most recently, she advised:
Ms. Hesse also served as Senior Counsel to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, where she advised Chairman Genachowski on transactions pending FCC approval. In 2018, she co-authored the United States chapter of the Third Edition of “The Intellectual Property and Antitrust Review.”
Rankings and Recognitions
Ms. Hesse counsels some of the world’s biggest companies on a range of high-stakes antitrust matters. Most recently, she advised:
- Merck KGaA on its $6.5 billion acquisition of Versum Materials;
- Novartis in its $9.7 billion acquisition of The Medicines Company;
- Tiffany & Co. in its acquisition by LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE for approximately $16 billion;
- Amgen on its $167 million acquisition of Nuevolution;
- Amgen in its $13.4 billion acquisition of Otezla from Celgene;
- Tenaris S.A. in its $1.2 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of PAO TMK, a Russian company;
- Fiserv, Inc. in its $22 billion acquisition of First Data Corporation;
- Praxair, Inc. in its $80 billion merger of equals with Linde AG; and
- Amazon on its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market.
Ms. Hesse also served as Senior Counsel to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, where she advised Chairman Genachowski on transactions pending FCC approval. In 2018, she co-authored the United States chapter of the Third Edition of “The Intellectual Property and Antitrust Review.”
Rankings and Recognitions
- Concurrences Review – Best Antitrust Business Article: Intellectual Property Category (2020)
- Profiles in Diversity Journal – Women Worth Watching (2020)
- Chambers USA – Recognized for Antitrust - District of Columbia (2019-2020)
- The National Law Journal – Antitrust Trailblazer (2018)
- Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation – Top 250 Women in Litigation (2018-2020); Local Litigation Star (2020-2021)
- Euromoney’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards – Best in Antitrust/Competition (2018-2019)
- The International Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers (2020)
- The Legal 500 United States – Recognized for Antitrust: Merger Control (2018)
- Super Lawyers – Recognized for Antitrust Litigation (2019)
- Best Lawyers – Recognized for Antitrust Law (2019)
- Lead partner on the Amazon/Whole Foods deal, which was recognized as the “2018 Merger control matter of the year – Americas” by Global Competition Review