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Deal Note: Crowell & Moring's Antitrust Group Advises AT&T on Acquisition of DIRECTV, DOJ Will Not Challenge Acquisition

Firm News | less than 1 min read | 07.21.15

Washington, D.C. - July 21, 2015: The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division announced that it will not challenge AT&T's $48 billion acquisition of DIRECTV. Crowell & Moring served as lead antitrust counsel for AT&T in the matter.

The Crowell & Moring team includes: partners Wm. Randolph Smith, Jeane A. Thomas, Ryan C. Tisch, Shawn R. Johnson, senior counsel Michael G. Van Arsdall, and counsel Olivier N. Antoine.

 

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Firm News | 2 min read | 05.13.26

Crowell & Moring Opens Office in Minneapolis

Washington – May 13, 2026: Crowell & Moring has opened a new office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a focus on the firm’s regulatory, enforcement and litigation strengths in areas including health care, antitrust and competition, and labor and employment. The office launches with an initial team of eight attorneys, including partners Toni Michelle Jackson and Jeff Gleason, with additional growth anticipated in the near term. Minneapolis is Crowell’s 13th office and follows office openings last year in Boston and Dallas....