Norm Armstrong

Experience

1. Partner

   Kirkland & Ellis

   Jan 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   As an antitrust and competition partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, I focus on a wide range of antitrust matters including complex transactions, government civil and criminal investigations, and antitrust litigation. I advise clients on matters before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice and multiple U.S. federal and state courts, in addition to consumer protection issues. Having more than 25 years of antitrust law experience in the public and private sectors allows me to support clients on their most important, high-profile transactions and disputes.I’m a former deputy director of the FTC Bureau of Competition. I served in this role for six years overseeing three divisions and the regional offices that investigated anticompetitive transactions and conduct in an array of industries, including healthcare, technology, pharmaceuticals, retail, consumer goods, energy and entertainment. Prior to that, I served as deputy assistant director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition where I co-led some of the Commission’s most high-profile litigation matters.I’m recognized by Law360 as a 2022 MVP for Competition and as a leading antitrust practitioner by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Global Competition Review, Who\'s Who Legal, Best Lawyers in America and Lawdragon 500. I frequently lecture on a wide range of antitrust issues and am a former member of the ABA Antitrust Section\'s Long Range Planning Committee, co-chair of the ABA’s Mergers and Acquisition Committee, and Vice Chair of the Pricing Conduct Committee.

Skills

• Administrative Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Competition Law
• Civil Litigation
• Legal Research
• International Law
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property