Nachawati Law Group announced it has launched a new antitrust practice that will be led by two new hires who have decades of experience working in government enforcement.
The Dallas-based firm’s new antitrust practice builds on its public entity litigation division, which currently represents a variety of governments in consumer protection, data privacy and other actions nationwide.
Department of Justice antitrust veteran Michael Kades will lead the nationwide practice from D.C., which also includes attorney Jeff Dan Herrera, former antitrust bureau chief for the state of New Mexico, and senior attorney Brian Moore, who previously worked for both the attorney general of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque, and who plays an important role in the firm’s existing public entity litigation practice.
“Our new antitrust practice renews our dedication to fighting corporate injustices on behalf of public clients,” Nachawati Law Group founder Majed Nachawati said in a news release. “With a seasoned DOJ veteran like Michael on our team, we will continue to deliver persistent, professional, and trustworthy representation as we build out our antitrust practice group.”
Kades and Herrera joined the firm in May. Moore was recently promoted to senior attorney.
“This practice is built for government enforcers, by government enforcers,” Kades said in the release. “As former local, state, and federal enforcers, we appreciate the challenges and interests of public entities. We look forward to being a force multiplier that will help clients across the country effectively enforce the antitrust laws because without competition, we all lose.”
Kades told The Texas Lawbook that while states have become increasingly interested in pursuing antitrust actions, they can be resource-intensive. The Nachawati antitrust practice, he said, aims to be a “force multiplier” for state attorneys general so they can be “more aggressive and effective in enforcing” antitrust laws.
“We’re in a moment nationally, antitrust enforcement has become important,” Kades told The Lawbook. “It’s an area where there’s a lot of bipartisan concern.”
Kades added that since the team all have had significant experience working in government, they understand the challenges and priorities they face.
“I think that puts us in a great position to help them achieve their goals,” Kades said.