Michael Wise

Background

About Michael Wise

Michael is a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs in Washington DC. He serves as the firm's US Antitrust & Competition Practice Group Leader. His practice focuses on a full spectrum of antitrust issues, including merger clearance under the HSR Act and corresponding foreign regimes, regulatory investigations, and civil and criminal litigation matters. He has experience across a wide range of industries, including private equity and financial services, transportation, energy and manufacturing. On transactional matters, Michael regularly advises on the full life cycle of a prospective deal, including strategic advice, negotiation of antitrust-related purchase agreement provisions, information exchange and clean team issues, regulatory filings, and government investigations. His focus is always to maximize certainty, both with respect to deal timelines and also with respect to the scope of antitrust risk. In defending clients against allegations of anticompetitive behavior, Michael has successfully represented clients facing civil and criminal claims under the Sherman Act, as well as challenges under state antitrust and unfair competition statutes. He also provides comprehensive antitrust compliance counseling to minimize litigation risks. Michael is also active in the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Law section, where he has served as a mentor for young antitrust practitioners and held leadership positions on the Compliance and Ethics Committee and the editorial board for Antitrust Law Developments.