Morgan Lewis welcomes Joshua Goodman, a longtime antitrust lawyer who most recently served as deputy assistant director of the Mergers II Division of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Josh joins as a partner resident in Washington, DC, where he will focus on merger review and government investigations, antitrust litigation, and counseling.
“With more than a decade of service at the FTC, Josh has handled many of the most complex issues at the forefront of antitrust law today, including investigating and litigating significant cases involving state-of-the-art products and cutting-edge claims of antitrust harm,” said Firm Chair Jami McKeon. “In joining us from one of two federal agencies charged with interpreting and enforcing federal antitrust laws, Josh’s knowledge of the FTC’s processes and enforcement agendas will be invaluable to our clients that are facing matters involving the FTC or antitrust law. His experience will also bolster our industry focus, including in the technology, media, semiconductor, energy, and retail and industrial product sectors.”
While at the FTC, Josh led high-profile federal antitrust investigations and frequently litigated major antitrust cases, playing a significant leadership role in federal court merger enforcement cases. He also has experience in antitrust conduct matters. In addition, Josh engaged with international competition law authorities on matters with multijurisdictional aspects and with the staffs of state attorneys general on cases that implicated both federal and state interests.
Josh also advised on enforcement matters as counsel to the director of the Bureau of Competition and engaged with Bureau managers, staff, and commissioners’ offices on the full scope of antitrust issues. Josh won several agencywide awards and honors for his work at the Commission, including multiple Janet D. Steiger Awards and the Stephen Nye Award.
“The FTC is taking an increasingly expansive view of the competition laws and actively ramping up its enforcement efforts. Private litigation also remains active. In this environment, it is more important than ever for our clients to be able to turn to trusted counsel who are well versed in navigating the ins and outs of merger reviews, responding to civil investigation demands, and litigating complex antitrust cases,” said Steve Reed, leader of the firm’s global antitrust and competition law practice. “Josh’s deep familiarity with the FTC and his accomplishments in administrative proceedings and federal court will enable him to provide meaningful strategic advice to our clients.”
Josh’s arrival to Morgan Lewis follows that of other recent former government officials who are resident in the Washington, DC office, including Maarika Kimbrell, former director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of New Drug Policy; Christine Schleppegrell, who served as branch chief at the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Investment Management; and Fred Block, a former supervisory trial counsel in the SEC’s Enforcement Division.
