Joshua Holian is a leading practitioner in Latham & Watkins’ global antitrust law practice, advising companies at the leading edge of merger control, government investigations, and product distribution strategy issues.
Mr. Holian is at the forefront of evolving antitrust law and provides nuanced, pragmatic, and innovative advice that navigates clients through their most complex antitrust law matters. His global practice includes securing regulatory approvals and defending conduct investigations with clients under review by antitrust authorities in the US, EU, UK, China, and other jurisdictions. He has helped high profile clients in extremely scrutinized industries navigate both complex merger filings and conduct investigations. Praised for his ability to seamlessly translate legal advice into practical, strategic guidance, Mr. Holian advises companies and private equity sponsors on the real-world implications of their business strategies across a wide range of industries, including semiconductors, digital economy, life sciences, health care, industrials, and entertainment, among others.
Mr. Holian is a member of Latham's Chambers Band 1 California antitrust team, based in San Francisco and spent two years in Latham’s Chambers Band 1 Brussels office where he advised premier multinationals on complex antitrust issues. Mr. Holian currently chairs the firm's Knowledge Management Committee and sits on the firm’s Ethics Committee.
Mr. Holian has published a number of articles on antitrust issues, including a chapter entitled, "Practical Challenges Confronting Merger Reviews of Labor Markets" in the California Lawyers Association's Competition Journal (Fall 2022, Vol 32, No. 2) and a paper, “Three Key Issues for Managing Discovery in Global Merger Investigations: Coordinating Multijurisdictional Antitrust Reviews in Light of New Developments in UK and EU Merger Control Investigations” in the March 2019 Journal of European Competition Law & Practice.
Mr. Holian's has secured antitrust clearances for a wide range of complex, industry-shaping transactions across multiple jurisdictions. Representative examples include:
Mr. Holian has guided multiple companies through antitrust investigations in the US, EU, and Asia in matters alleging single-firm conduct (exclusive dealing), vertical restraints (resale pricing), and joint activities (pricing agreements), as well as regulatory violations (interlocking directorates).
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Leading French competition publication selects two Latham articles as winners at the 2024 Antitrust Writing Awards.
Leading French competition publication Concurrences selected three Latham articles from among more than 1,200 academic, business, and soft law pieces submitted globally.
Latham earned a top three ranking in every antitrust category, including merger control, cartel, non-cartel, and private litigation.