Christopher Lynch
Lawyers
Advises clients on competition law aspects of M&A, litigation, non-merger conduct investigations, regulatory proceedings and antitrust risk counseling.
Chris helps clients formulate their antitrust clearance strategies for their most complex transactions. He also represents clients in high-profile antitrust litigations. In addition, Chris advises clients in a variety of non-merger conduct investigations and competition-related regulatory proceedings.
He counsels clients across a wide range of industries, and has a particular focus on telecommunications, media, technology, advertising, privacy and internet-related issues.
Experience highlights
M&A-Related Antitrust
- IHS Markit on its $44 billion all-stock merger with S&P Global
- Taboola on the DOJ approval of its proposed merger with Outbrain
- Charles Schwab on its $26 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade
- NBCUniversal on its joint venture with Warner Bros. regarding marketing and distribution of physical home media
- Services Group of America on the $1.8 billion sale of its five operating companies, collectively known as SGA’s Food Group of Companies, to US Foods
- Aetna on its $77 billion acquisition by CVS Health
- NBCUniversal on its $3.8 billion acquisition of DreamWorks Animation
- Comcast on its $37 billion joint venture with NBCUniversal
Litigation
- Comcast and NBCUniversal in defending against attempted monopolization claims regarding regional sports networks
- Comcast in defending against monopolization claims regarding local cable advertising
- Comcast in defending against class certification and expert challenges in lawsuits challenging the territorial broadcasting rules of the NHL and MLB
- Comcast in defending in an FCC trial regarding alleged discrimination in carriage decisions
- Non-public civil and criminal investigations relating to alleged antitrust violations
Insights
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
- Order of the Coif
- Notes Editor, Virginia Law Review
B.A., Economics, Wesleyan University
Clerkships
Law Clerk, Hon. John D. Bates, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2007-2008
Professional history
- Counsel, 2015-present
- Associate, 2008-2015
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York