Joseph Matelis, a partner in S&C’s Litigation Group, is a seasoned antitrust lawyer and former federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Recognized as a formidable and seasoned antitrust lawyer with deep government experience, his practice focuses on antitrust matters, including merger reviews, other civil and criminal government proceedings involving competition issues, litigation, and counseling, including advising clients about no-poach and wage-fixing agreements. His recent representations span a variety of industries.
Mr. Matelis rejoined Sullivan & Cromwell in 2013 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, where he served as Counsel to eight Assistant Attorneys General and Acting Assistant Attorneys General and participated in enforcement decisions across a variety of industries, including the telecommunications, technology, financial services, energy, beer, and healthcare sectors. At the Division, he developed statements of enforcement policy and practice, including the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines, the 2011 Policy Guide to Merger Remedies, protocols regarding coordinating Division investigations with non-U.S. competition agencies, and Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. In 2012, he became the Division’s Chief Counsel for Innovation.
Mr. Matelis is a sought out thought leader on antitrust issues. He frequently speaks on antitrust matters, including as a lecturer at Duke Law School, Harvard Law School, the Kellogg School of Management, and the Yale School of Management. Recently, he has addressed poignant antitrust issues at industry conferences. These topics cover M&A: fin-techs, banks, and competition; Antitrust in the Modern Economy; Money Isn’t Everything: Non-Price Merger Effects; Bank on It: Practical Advice from Veterans of the Bank Merger Review Process; Mergers: Defining and Litigating Relevant Markets; and the Nuts and Bolts of FCC Merger Review.
Who’s Who Legal: Competition recognized Mr. Matelis as a future leader. Subsequently, due to his significant representative matters and successes on behalf of clients, the organization also honored Mr. Matelis as a leading antitrust practitioner (2020-2023). Furthermore, he is ranked in Chambers USA for Antitrust (2019-2023), where a client remarked that he is “very knowledgeable of the antitrust approval process” and “has a clear understanding of how to deal with regulators.”
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Updated Sep 2022
