Sean Royall

About Sean Royall

SEAN ROYALL has spent his entire career handling complex antitrust litigation matters and government investigations and is among the country’s most experienced and highly regarded antitrust lawyers. He focuses on antitrust and consumer protection litigation and government investigations and serves as the Global Practice Head for the firm’s global Antitrust and Consumer Protection practices.He previously served at the Federal Trade Commission as the Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. His antitrust career, both in government and private practice, has included work on many major mergers and acquisitions, as well as lead roles in complex litigation matters that often intersect with other areas of law, including patent law, various federal regulatory regimes, consumer protection, and privacy. Sean has deep experience representing clients across a range of industries, including biopharma, healthcare, e-commerce, telecom, financial services, energy, transportation, software, and semiconductors.Sean also has a nationally prominent reputation for his work in the consumer protection area, where he has particularly deep experience handling FTC investigations and associated litigation focused on advertising, marketing, privacy, and data security issues. Sean brings to this area of his practice the deep knowledge of a former high-level government official and the skills of an accomplished litigator.For well more than a decade, Sean has been ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA, which describes him as “top of the field” and “a star in the antitrust world both in counseling and litigation,” and He is a highly experienced courtroom litigator with a stellar track record for winning high-stakes cases. Sean is equally effective navigating complex government investigations and advising clients on the details of a wide range of strategic antitrust and consumer protection issues.Sean’s other recognitions include being ranked in Chambers Global for Antitrust – USA; Highly Recommended (Texas) by Global Competition Review (2022); Who’s Who Legal in Competition (2021); The Best Lawyers in America as “Antitrust Lawyer of the Year” (2015, 2018); and The Best Lawyers in America “Litigation: Antitrust Lawyer of the Year” (2019). He has also been named to the “All-Star List” by BTI Services (2017); “National Antitrust MVP” by Law36•••15); Mergers and Acquisitions and Antitrust Trailblazer by National Law Journal (2015); and Life Sciences Star – Competition and Antitrust by LMG Life Sciences (20••••19).

Experience

1. Partner

   King & Spalding

   Aug 2023 — Present

Education

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics

  1982 — 1986

• University of Chicago

  Doctor of Law - JD

  1987 — 1990