Stefan M. Meisner

Stefan serves clients in a variety of industries, including heavy manufacturing, health care, consumer products, defense and aerospace, high tech, semiconductors, hospitals, alcoholic beverages, steel, mining, and aggregates.

Stefan has extensive experience practicing before the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission in a variety of criminal, civil, and merger investigations. In addition, he has managed matters before international agencies, such as the European Commission, the Canadian Competition Bureau, the South African Competition Tribunal, the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense, and others. Stefan has coordinated the global strategy for clients defending multijurisdictional cartel investigations.

Stefan has extensive experience defending clients in private civil litigation as well, representing them in multidistrict litigation in antitrust class action matters at trial and appellate courts throughout the United States. He also represents clients defending antitrust and competition cases brought by competitors and other individual plaintiffs.

Applying his understanding of clients’ business and legal priorities, Stefan also provides tailored compliance counseling and helps clients proactively address potential risk areas when designing comprehensive compliance programs.

To develop efficient and effective solutions for businesses facing issues with electronic discovery and the management of electronically stored information, Stefan advises clients on e-discovery issues in the litigation and regulatory arenas. He counsels clients on developing effective strategies for managing electronic records in light of evolving standards on the preservation and production of electronic documents and data under the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Stefan also has extensive experience with investigations that involve forensic examination of electronic media and data.