Richard M Steuer

Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust LawRichard M Steuer is Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law and a partner with Mayer Brown LLP in New York.He specialises in antitrust law, including litigation, mergers & acquisitions, licensing, franchising and e-commerce. He litigates at all levels of federal and state courts, on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs, in private suits and against government entities. He represents clients in government investigations, both civil and criminal, as well as agency review of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He also regularly advises leading companies on structuring their business practices, including distribution arrangements and licensing programmes.Mr Steuer has written a book and dozens of articles on antitrust law, appearing in such journals as the Cornell Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review and Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. He lectures frequently, including presentations at FTC and doJ workshops, and at programmes sponsored by numerous organisations. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times and the National Law Journal, he has been regularly quoted in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week and other publications, and he has appeared numerous times on CNN and other television networks.Mr Steuer has taught antitrust law as an adjunct associate professor at NYU School of Law and an adjunct professor at St John's University School of Law. He is a member of the Advisory Board of BNA's Antitrust & Trade regulation report and is listed in numerous directories of leading competition lawyers. He previously served as Chair of the Antitrust Committee of the New York City Bar Association.Mr Steuer is a graduate of Columbia Law School, and is admitted to practice in the state of New York and in various federal district courts, including the United States Supreme Court.