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Robert P. Davis

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Davis Robert
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rpdavis@Venable.com
Washington, DC
T +1 202.344.4514 F +1 202.344.8300
Rob Davis is an experienced antitrust attorney who focuses on competition issues involving associations, transportation, intellectual property, computer technology, and the Internet. Rob has a broad range of experience in competition agency investigations and antitrust litigation, including mergers and conduct cases. Prior to joining Venable, Rob worked at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he handled a wide range of antitrust cases, including the FTC's investigations of high-profile technology transactions and competition conduct issues. Rob was an attorney advisor to FTC Chairman Leibowitz from 2005 to 2011, advising him on key antitrust investigations, enforcement actions, policy initiatives, and legislative actions.

Prior to joining Chairman Leibowitz's office, he was a staff attorney in the FTC's Bureau of Competition, where he focused on computer and Internet technology, standard-setting, and state regulation.

Rob was an instructor at the University of Washington Economics Department, where he taught macro- and microeconomics, and the Seattle University Albers School of Business, where he taught international trade and finance.

Related Practices

Experience

Government Experience

  • Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition
  • Attorney Advisor, Federal Trade Commission, Office of Commissioner Jon Leibowitz
  • Attorney Advisor, Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Chairman

Representative Matters

  • Advised the FTC chairman on numerous antitrust enforcement matters, including the Google/DoubleClick and Google/AdMob deals, the Commission's investigation and case involving Intel, and the revisions to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines
  • Served as one of the trial attorneys in the FTC's standard-setting case against Rambus

Insights

Thought Leadership

November 30, 2018

FDA and USDA split oversight of cell-cultured products, blurred vision for online advertising, and more in this issue of Advertising Law News & Analysis
FDA and USDA split oversight of cell-cultured products, blurred vision for online advertising, and more in this issue of Advertising Law News & Analysis

November 16, 2017

Director Cordray stepping down at CFPB, the ad agreements that had FTC seeing red, and more in this issue of Advertising Law News & Analysis
Director Cordray stepping down at CFPB, the ad agreements that had FTC seeing red, and more in this issue of Advertising Law News & Analysis

September 1, 2016

FTC disclosures workshop, the "morals clause" of endorsement deals, and more in this edition of Advertising Law News & Analysis
FTC disclosures workshop, the "morals clause" of endorsement deals, and more in this edition of Advertising Law News & Analysis
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Events

July 12, 2016 Borjomi

"US Developments Related to Proof of Agreements and Hub and Spoke Conspiracies," for the Competition Law Conference
"US Developments Related to Proof of Agreements and Hub and Spoke Conspiracies," for the Competition Law Conference

June 16, 2016

"REMS Litigation-Key Insights From Government and Private Practitioners" for the American Bar Association
"REMS Litigation-Key Insights From Government and Private Practitioners" for the American Bar Association

February 11, 2015

"The ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees – Do They Protect Competition?" for the American Bar Association
"The ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees – Do They Protect Competition?" for the American Bar Association
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Recent News

October 29, 2018

Peabody to acquire Shoal Creek Mine Assets from Drummond Company
Peabody to acquire Shoal Creek Mine Assets from Drummond Company

July 31, 2017

Venable representes Telmate, LLC and its related companies in their completed sale to Global Tel*Link Corporation
Venable representes Telmate, LLC and its related companies in their completed sale to Global Tel*Link Corporation

August 29, 2017

Venable Advises Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS on the Purchase of Krill Oil Business and Intellectual Property from Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.
Venable Advises Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS on the Purchase of Krill Oil Business and Intellectual Property from Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.
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Credentials
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Education

  • M.A. University of Washington 1998
  • J.D. magna cum laude New York University School of Law 1989
  • B.S. State University of New York at Albany 1986

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Vice chair, American Bar Association (ABA), Antitrust Section Corporate Counselling Committee
  • Former vice chair, ABA, Antitrust Section Federal Enforcement and IP Committees
  • Former editor, ABA's Antitrust Source
  • Former instructor, macro- and microeconomics, University of Washington Economics
  • Former instructor, international trade and finance, Seattle University Albers School of Business