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William C. MacLeod

Kelley Drye

Washington Harbor, Suite 400

3050 K Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20007

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Practice Areas:

• +ntitrust an( Co&etition

• Consu&er Class +'tion De-ense

• Consu&er $inan'ial rote'tion

• ri/a'y an( n-or&ation Se'urity

Relevant Work:• 1ui(ing (o&esti' an( international 'ororations through in/estigations, aro/als an( 'hallenges

o- &ergers an( a'uisitions

• +ssisting 'lients %ith rote'ting interests threatene( by 'onsoli(ation

• btaining one o- the largest u(g&ents e/er a%ar(e( in an a(/ertising an( antitrust 'ase

• Han(ling in/estigations o- ri/a'y an( (ate se'urity ra'ti'es

• Counseling an( (e-en(ing 'o&anies an( tra(e asso'iations on ri'ing, a(/ertising, (istribution,

intelle'tual roerty li'ensing an( 'o&etitor relations

Individual Clients:

Practice Group Clients:

 Antitrust and Competition• Transa'tional

o eresente( a &aor n(ian har&a'euti'al 'o&any in a &erger that 'reate( one o- the

%orl(6s largest har&a'euti'al 'o&anies, 'o&bining n(ia6s largest har&a'euti'al

'o&any %ith Daii'hi, aan6s se'on( largest

o eresente( the 1er&any!base( 8oehringer ngelhei& grou 9 one o- the %orl(6s 20

lea(ing har&a'euti'al 'o&anies 9 in its &ilestone a'uisition o- +'ti&is, a :.S.

 har&a'euti'al 'o&any, o%ne( by an euity -un(.

o eresente( the largest ro/i(er o- in-or&ation te'hnology an( business ro'ess

outsour'ing ser/i'es in n(ia in its 'ash a'uisition o- Citigrou 1lobal Ser/i'es ;i&ite(

• ;itigation an( n/estigations

o

eresenting a tra(e asso'iation %hose &e&ber 'o&anies ro(u'e las&a!(eri/ati/e rotein theraies in t%o relate( antitrust litigation &atters en(ing in Chi'ago an(

Cali-ornia

o Settle( 'onsira'y 'lai&s relate( to (o&esti' a'ti/e &atri< -lat anel (islay &ar*ets on

 behal- o- Sa&sung =le'troni's.

o btaine( a (e-ense ury /er(i't on behal- o- a aanese tra(ing 'o&any a-ter a -our!

&onth ury trial, in a 'lass a'tion alleging a 'onsira'y to (eress the ri'es o- +las*an

sal&on.

Consumer Class Action Defense

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• eresente( a lea(ing /i(eo!ga&e (e/eloer in a 'onsu&er 'lass a'tion in/ol/ing allege( 'lai&s

o- /iolation o- Cali-ornia>s -alse a(/ertising an( un-air 'o&etition la%s in 'onne'tion %ith the

release o- one o- the &ost hotly anti'iate( /i(eo ga&e releases in history. btaine( (is&issal o-

the suit at the lea(ing stage

• eresente( Hy(ro<atone, the &a*er o- 'os&eti' 'onsu&er ro(u'ts in a 'lass a'tion la%suit

• 

eresente( a global -oo( 'o&any in three 'lass a'tions -ile( against the 'o&any, arising out o- its a(/ertising -or a robioti' ro(u't

Consumer Financial Protection

•  ne o- the largest &oney trans-er ser/i'es to settle $TC allegations that the 'o&any allo%e( its

&oney trans-er syste& to be use( by -rau(ulent tele&ar*eters

• ne o- the largest (ebt 'olle'tion agen'ies to settle $TC allegations that the 'o&any>s 'olle'tion

te'hniues /iolate( the $TC +'t an( $air Debt Colle'tion ra'ti'es +'t

• Debt ort-olio &anage&ent 'o&any regar(ing in-or&ation reuests un(er Se'tion ?@bA o- the

$TC +'t. The $TC %ill use the in-or&ation in 'onne'tion %ith a stu(y o- the (ebt!buying

in(ustry

• + &aor 'lothing an( lu<ury li-estyle retailer on e&loy&ent!relate( ri/a'y &atters, in'lu(ing

(is'losures relate( to the $air Cre(it eorting +'t

• + oular 'hil(ren6s se'ialty retailer in an $TC in/estigation o- the 'o&any6s in!store an(

online ri/a'y ra'ti'es. Su''ess-ul in 'on/in'ing the $TC to 'lose the in/estigation %ithout

 ursuing la% en-or'e&ent or re&e(ial a'tion

• The -inan'ing (i/ision o- a Fortune 50 'o&uter an( te'hnology 'o&any in in/estigations

initiate( by the $TC in 'onne'tion %ith the 'o&any6s -inan'ing ro&otions. The $TC sta--

'lose( the &atter 

• + Fortune 50 'o&uter an( te'hnology 'o&any an( its -inan'ial ser/i'es ar& in resol/ing

allegations relate( to 'lients6 -inan'ing ro&otions, ser/i'e 'ontra't an( %arranty o--ers, an(

rebate -ul-ill&ent

 Privacy and Information Security

• Consu&er ro(u'ts an( retail

• +arel• $inan'ial ser/i'es

• Hotel, tra/el an( leisure

• Te'hnology ro/i(ers

Firm Clients: