Counsel, Antitrust

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What youll be doing...

Verizon is looking for an attorney with initiative and drive to join the Antitrust Practice Group. The Counsel will provide legal support on antitrust issues assist Verizon in navigating complex strategic transactions and help respond to antitrust agencies requests. You will be a key contributor to antitrust lawsuits manage day-to-day discovery processes and coordinate with other Legal Department and business groups to move transactions through the antitrust-approval process.

Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting senior legal leadership in advising business units on antitrust issues and joint venture participation.

• Assisting in conducting antitrust analyses of potential transactions and supporting the advocacy strategy to secure approvals from competition authorities.

• Managing the day-to-day work required to comply with DOJ FTC and international agency requests (e.g. CIDs and Second Requests).

• Leading the document review and production process including managing vendors and internal data collection.

• Assisting with drafting briefs memoranda and court filings; help prepare materials for depositions and witness preparation.

• Supporting the development and evolution of Verizons antitrust compliance program and researching various antitrust policy initiatives.

• Coordinating with Federal and State Regulatory groups on FCC and state-level approval processes.

• Managing outside counsel economists and consultants within budget.

What were looking for...

Youll need to have:

• J.D. or LLM degree and six or more years of experience.

• Antitrust experience in a law firm government agency or corporate legal department.

• Bar membership in good standing in at least one state.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience assisting with antitrust counseling on business transactions and responding to requests from antitrust agencies (DOJ/FTC).

• Demonstrated proficiency with e-discovery tools and managing large-scale document productions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to summarize complex legal concepts for senior attorneys.

• Strong ability to analyze complex legal questions from multiple perspectives prioritize high work volumes and manage extremely sensitive information with total confidentiality.

• Familiarity with the telecommunications or technology industries and an interest in how antitrust law intersects with emerging technologies.

• A self-starter and team player with a positive attitude capable of working across multi-disciplinary groups and knowing when to escalate high-stakes issues.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical dental vision short and long term disability basic life insurance supplemental life insurance AD&D insurance identity theft protection pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition assistance plus other incentives weve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime shift differential holiday pay allowances etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year which grows with additional service. For part-timers your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.