Marimichael O. Skubel
Professional Profile
Marimichael Skubel regularly represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and State Attorneys General in a wide variety of antitrust and consumer protection matters. She advises clients on competition and consumer protection issues and litigates merger and anticompetitive practice cases. Ms. Skubel also regularly counsels clients on antitrust compliance and conducts training seminars. Industry experience includes branded consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical services, chemicals, agricultural products, engineering and design software, oil and gas, paper products, and computer chips.Representative Matters
Flying J/Pilot: Represented Flying J in a merger of the two largest travel center operators.
Metavante/Fidelity National: Represented Metavante in a merger that created one of the largest core processing and payment service providers to banks and financial institutions.
Colgate-Palmolive: Represented Colgate in a successful motion to dismiss a class action alleging conspiracy.
Dean Foods/Suiza: Represented Dean Foods in the merger of the first and second largest dairies creating a $10 billion firm.
Alias/Autodesk: Represented Alias in sale of animation software business to Autodesk, combining two of three industry firms.
Blue Ridge Paper Products: Represented Blue Ridge in its merger with its principal competitor of liquid packaging board and milk cartons.
Community Healthcare Systems (CHS)/Triad: Represented Triad in its $6.8 billion acquisition of Triad to create the largest publicly held hospital company in the United States.
Memberships & Affiliations
Vice Chair, ABA State Antitrust Enforcement Committee (2001-2004)
Editor, Newsletter, Antitrust Subcommittee of ABA Business Law Section (2003-2005)Other Distinctions
FTC Award for Meritorious Service: 1995 and 1996
FTC Annual Outstanding Team Award: 1997, 1998, and 2000
FTC Award for Superior Service: 2001Publications
Now Is The Time for all Good Companies to Implement An Effective Antitrust Compliance Program - Co-authored with Tefft Smith (February 2005)Seminars
Panelist, ABA 2008 Fall Forum
The 2006 Merger Review Reforms: Real Reform or "A Head Fake"
Panelist, PLI 2007 Corporate Counsel Institute
Competition Law Considerations In Emerging Markets
Panelist, ABA Brown Bag -- October 17, 2007
Michael Baye, Director, Bureau of Economics, FTC, Getting the Most From Your Economic Expert
Panelist, ABA Brown Bag -- November 15, 2006
Canada’s New Merger Remedies Bulletin: What International Lawyers Need to Know
Panelist, ABA Spring 2005 Business Law Meeting
Antitrust for the Transaction Lawyer From Negotiating the Merger Documents to Gun Jumping
Moderator, ABA Brown Bag -- September 14, 2004
State Attorneys General Speak on Consumer Protection Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Moderator, George Mason University Law Review 2004 Antitrust and Consumer Protection Symposium
20 Years Later: Is it Time for New Vertical Guidelines?
Panelist, ABA Spring 2003 Antitrust Meeting and Article in ABA Newsletter
Litigating Against the Federal Trade Commission -- A Practical Guide
Panelist, ABA Spring 2003 Business Law Meeting
International Merger Clearance: Filing Your Joint VentureTransaction
Panelist, ABA 2002 Antitrust Fall Forum
Eight Simple Rules for Dealing with the State Attorneys General
Panelist, KPMG/University of Chicago Business School's 2002 Mergers and Acquisitions Forum
How To Clear Your Merger Through the Antitrust AgenciesPrior Experience
Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Washington, D.C.
Coordinator, Regional Offices and Federal State Relations, 1996-2001
Attorney, Bureau of Competition, 1979-1996
FEDERAL/STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL
Developed and maintained strong, cooperative relationships with state attorney general's antitrust offices throughout the country. Responsible for ensuring that federal and state antitrust enforcement efforts were harmonized to the greatest extent possible. Involved substantial and regular contact, including negotiations with state enforcement officials and giving presentations at conferences on federal/state cooperation.
REGIONAL OFFICES
Supervised all aspects of the antitrust work of FTC regional offices. These offices investigate mergers and potentially anticompetitive business practices in a multitude of industries nationwide, including health care, consumer products, supermarkets, Internet commerce, oil and gasoline, natural gas transportation, and agricultural products. Responsible for guiding investigations and litigation strategy; presenting regional office cases to Commissioners and their staff; and briefing Congressional Committees on regional office matters.
Senior attorney managing and conducting investigations and administrative and judicial litigation. Industries investigated include: supermarket, automotive, food manufacturing, pharmacy, flour milling, chemicals, and gas pipelines.
