Katherine A. Rocco

Since joining Kirkland, Katherine’s representative matters have included:

• Defending Akorn and Hi-Tech Pharmacal against allegations of price-fixing
• Advising Akzo Nobel on antitrust matters in connection with its successful defense of an unsolicited $28B takeover attempt by PPG Industries
• Advising Alarm.com on antitrust matters in connection with its acquisition of iConnect
• Advising Ares and National Veterinary Associates on antitrust matters in connection with the $1.2B sale of NVA to JBA and Compassion First
• Advising Blackstone and Alight on antitrust matters in connection with its acquisition of Hodges and Mace
• Advising Cambrex Corporation on antitrust matters in connection with its pending $2.4B sale to Permira Funds
• Advising Equity One on antitrust matters in connection with its $15.6B merger with Regency Centers Corporation
• Advising Francisco Partners on antitrust matters in connection with its $3.4B acquisition of Verifone and associated strategic transactions
• Representing a hedge fund client in connection with a confidential DOJ investigation relating to allegations of price fixing
• Defending Hitachi against allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets
• Advising Huntsman Corporation on antitrust matters in connection with its pending $2.1B sale of its chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses to Indorama Ventures
• Advising KKR on antitrust matters in connection with its acquisition of Optiv, Inc.
• Advising Marriott Vacations Worldwide on antitrust matters in connection with its $4.7B acquisition of ILG
• Advising Nine West on antitrust matters
• Advising Olympus Advisors LLC and AmSpec on antitrust and other matters
• Advising Olympus Advisors LLC on antitrust matters in connection with its sale of The Ritedose Corporation to Humanwell Healthcare and AGIC Capital
• Advising Olympus Partners and Liqui-Box on antitrust matters in connection with the $585M acquisition of DS Smith’s plastics division
• Advising Pamplona Capital and nThrive on antitrust matters in connection with the acquisition of Adreima
• Advising Pamplona Capital Management on antitrust matters in connection with its $5B acquisition of PAREXEL International
• Advising private equity clients, including Blackstone, Cerberus Capital, Madison Dearborn Partners, New Mountain Capital, Silver Lake Partners and Sycamore Partners, on antitrust matters in connection with confidential transactions
• Advising Starwood Capital Group and Mammoth Resorts on antitrust matters in connection with the sale of Mammoth Resorts to Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners LLC
• Advising The Carlyle Group on antitrust matters in connection with its acquisition of Arctic Glacier
• Advising The Orchard, a film, TV and music distribution company, on antitrust and other matters
• Advising VWR Corp. on antitrust matters in connection with its $6.4B sale to Avantor

Prior to joining Kirkland, Katherine’s representative matters included:

• Defending American Express against Sherman Act claims brought by the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general
• Defending American Express at trial and on appeal against allegations of price-fixing
• Advising British American Tobacco on antitrust matters in connection with Reynolds’ acquisition of Lorrilard
• Advising Life Technologies on antitrust matters in connection with its acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Defending NCR Corporation in multiple litigations, including against the federal government and in private cost recovery actions under CERCLA at trial, on appeal and in arbitration
• Defending Qualcomm in antitrust matters, licensing disputes and regulatory investigations in the U.S. and abroad
• Advising Qualcomm on antitrust matters in connection with confidential transactions
• Advising Reed Elsevier on antitrust matters and a confidential investigation
• Advising Scientific Games Corporation on antitrust issues in connection with its acquisition of Bally Technologies, Inc.
• Advising Unilever on antitrust matters in connection with its acquisition of Talenti
• Advising Unilever on antitrust matters in connection with its sale of SlimFast

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, 2009–2016

Warner Music Group, Law Clerk, 2007–2009