Peter M. McCormack

Overview

Peter McCormack represents a variety of public and private equity clients on all aspects of antitrust matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business combinations, and litigation. With over a decade of experience appearing before federal, state and international antitrust and competition authorities, his representations span hundreds of domestic and cross-border transactions across a broad range of industries. Peter regularly represents clients on matters before the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general in connection with merger reviews and civil and criminal antitrust investigations, including numerous high-profile transactions. He also frequently counsels clients on risk assessments relating to alternative forms of potential business combinations, collaborations and other conduct issues. Peter has been recognized for his antitrust work by Global Competition Review and The Legal 500.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-author, “Populist Instincts: A Trump Administration Antitrust Merger Retrospective,” Antitrust Magazine, Volume 35 No. 3 (Summer 2021)

Co-author, “Prepare For Antitrust Scrutiny Of PIPEs, Partial Acquisitions,” Law360 (June 29, 2020)

Author, “INSIGHT: Planning for Government Antitrust Merger Litigation During and After the Pandemic,” Bloomberg Law (April 17, 2020)

Recognition

Recognized in Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 (New York), 2021–2022 

Recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. — Antitrust: Merger Control, 2018–2020

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2011New York

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Albany Law SchoolJ.D.summa cum laude2010

    Managing Editor, Albany Law Review

  • Villanova UniversityB.A., History & Spanish; Business Minorcum laude2007