Antitrust partner Michael Cohen joined Sheppard Mullin from Paul Hastings

Antitrust partner Michael Cohen joined Sheppard Mullin from Paul Hastings, where he co-founded the firm’s antitrust and international competition practice. Michael successfully defended oil refiner Western Refining Co. through the Federal Trade Commission’s trial and appeal challenges to its 2006 acquisition of Giant Industries Inc. He is also representing a chief executive officer in the active Department of Justice investigation of U.S. tuna processors.