Janet L. McDavid

Ms. McDavid is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Hogan Lovells US L.L.P., where she focuses on antitrust and trade regulation litigation and counseling, with a particular emphasis on government investigations, litigation, and legislation. She has served as counsel in a number of significant antitrust matters, including for American Express in its acquisition of Revolution Money, Mandalay Resort Group in its merger with MGM Mirage, Mobil Corporation in its merger with Exxon, Carnival Corporation in its acquisition of P&O Princess, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors in the formation of several joint ventures, American Express in the Justice Department's investigation and successful litigation against Visa and MasterCard, EMI in the Justice Department’s investigation of online music, 20^th Century Fox in the Justice Department’s investigation of online movie joint ventures, General Dynamics in several defense industry transactions, and Nestle in its acquisition of Dreyers.

She is a Past Chair of the Section of Antitrust Law of the American Bar Association. She is now an Officer of the International Bar Association Antitrust Committee. She is a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network. She was a member of the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on Franchising. She is a member of the Antitrust Council of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She is the author or co-author of many books and articles involving antitrust law, including the Antitrust Evidence Handbook, Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust & Trade Associations Practice Guide, all published by the ABA Antitrust Section, Antitrust Investigations: Successfully Managing Your Relationship with Agency Staff and Increasing Your Chances for Approval; New Merger Guidelines Emphasize Flexibility; Damages Cases in Europe, Dominant Firm Conduct, Merger Review Processes in the United States and the European Union: A Comparison, How to Avoid Negotiations on Second Requests, Antitrust Law: Intersection with IP, The Defense of Mergers in the Defense Industry, Antitrust Issues in Health Care Reform, and The 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines: A Practitioner's View of Key Issues in Defending a Merger. She is a frequent speaker on antitrust issues.

Ms. McDavid was an Advisor to the Transition Team for the Federal Trade Commission for the Obama Administration in 2008 and for the Bush Administration in 2001 and was a member of the Transition Team for the FTC for the Clinton Administration in 1992. She also served as Co-Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section's Transition Task Force in 2008, which provided advice to the Obama Administration, and its Task Force on Competition Policy, which provided advice on antitrust issues to the Clinton Administration. In 1993-94, she was a member of the Department of Defense Antitrust Task Force, which was appointed by the Secretary and the General Counsel of the Defense Department to advise on antitrust issues involved in defense industry mergers and joint ventures. In 1996-97, she was a member of a Department of Defense Task Force to evaluate issues raised by Vertical Integration and Supplier Decisions among defense contractors. She is an officer of the International Bar Association’s Antitrust Committee.

Ms. McDavid received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1974, where she was an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal, and her B.A. with honors from Northwestern University in 1971. She joined Hogan & Hartson in 1974. Ms. McDavid is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and several other federal courts.