Thomas Dillickrath

Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Thomas Dillickrath is a partner in the antitrust and competition practice group in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. Mr Dillickrath focuses on antitrust litigation and merger investigations. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Deputy Chief Trial Counsel at the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition, where he litigated antitrust cases brought by the FTC involving mergers and acquisitions and other business practices affecting US consumers. At the FTC, he was the lead trial attorney on several merger cases in which the parties abandoned the transaction prior to trial, including DraftKings/FanDuel. In mergers and investigations, he has represented clients before domestic and foreign competition agencies across a wide band of industries, including oil and gas, chemicals, consumer goods, airlines, high tech and telecommunications. Mr Dillickrath advocates for clients before US and foreign courts and competition agencies across the globe, including investigations and third-party matters. He has also represented clients in investigations of possible cartel and bid-rigging activities. Mr Dillickrath also works with clients to prevent them from going to court. He conducts internal antitrust audits and investigations for multinational corporations, and has developed antitrust compliance programs and presented antitrust training for clients in the US and abroad.