Farrell Malone advises market-leading companies on the antitrust aspects of complex, high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, including merger reviews before the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States, and multiple jurisdictions globally.

Farrell leverages nearly two decades’ experience across dozens of industries to help clients quickly identify potential antitrust issues and guide clients to successful regulatory outcomes, including in:

  • Global merger review processes
  • Antitrust investigations and enforcement
  • Follow-on litigation

Farrell seamlessly integrates with his Latham M&A colleagues and in-house deal teams to mitigate antitrust risk from deal inception to deal close. He has driven strategy for some of the highest-profile global deals in recent years and helps clients maintain antitrust compliance across the full scope of their business.

Farrell's substantial international practice involves acting as global coordinating counsel for merger clearance in major jurisdictions worldwide, including Europe, Brazil, China, and India, among others. Farrell has three years’ experience practicing competition law in Brussels, Belgium.

A recognized leader at the firm, Farrell is a member of Latham’s Ethics Committee, responsible for conflicts, new business and engagement letter policies, firm liability issues, and artificial intelligence policies. 

Farrell’s experience includes advising:

  • Omnicom on multiple transactions, including its US$13 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies
  • CoStar on multiple matters, including its:
    • US$2 billion acquisition of MatterPort
    • US$250 million acquisition of Homesnap, an online and mobile real estate software platform
    • Acquisition of Homes.com, a residential property listing and marketing portal
  • EssilorLuxottica on:
    • Its US$6 billion acquisition of GrandVision
    • Acquiring US-based lab network Walman
  • BlueTriton Brands on its merger with Primo Water Corporation
  • TransDigm on multiple acquisitions in the aerospace and defense sectors
  • American Airlines on alliances and international joint businesses
  • Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on multiple transactions, including its:
    • US$35 billion acquisition of Xilinx, winning clearances in 11 jurisdictions, including China
    • US$1.9 billion acquisition of Pensando Systems
  • Novelis on its US$2.8 billion acquisition of Aleris
  • Agrium on its US$36 billion merger of equals with PotashCorp
  • Nissan on acquiring a US$2.2 billion controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors, winning 14 unconditional clearances globally
  • FXI Holdings, a One Rock Capital portfolio company, on acquiring Innocor
  • Mint Mobile on its sale to T-Mobile US
  • Astorg Partners on selling Laboratoire HRA Pharma to Perrigo
  • Syneos Health on its US$7.1 billion sale to a consortium of private investment firms, including Elliott Investment Management, Patient Square Capital, and Veritas Capital
  • The London Stock Exchange on its US$1.1 billion sale of BETA+ to Clearlake Group and Motive Partners
  • Globally active private equity clients on multiple transactions, including One Rock Capital, Blackstone, Blue Road, Oaktree Capital, One Equity Partners, ArcLight Capital, and E2P

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • JD, Georgetown University Law Center
    magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Dean's List
  • MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • BS, Georgetown University
    cum laude