Peter J. Schwingler (Pete)

Partner

Minneapolis + 1.612.217.8866 Washington + 1.202.879.3406

Pete Schwingler is a nationally recognized antitrust lawyer and class action litigator. He has tried three Clayton Act merger challenges, including two of the largest in U.S. history. Outside the courtroom, Pete advises businesses on antitrust compliance, helps companies navigate antitrust issues related to mergers and acquisitions, and represents clients facing government investigations.

Pete spent four years as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, where he investigated and tried several high-profile matters, including the government's successful challenge of Anthem's proposed $54 billion merger with Cigna. He also played a significant role in the government's challenge to the $85 billion AT&T/Time Warner merger.

Pete serves as lead counsel in several high-profile antitrust matters, including a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) "second request" investigation, a collection of class action and individual antitrust lawsuits against the pork industry, and a monopolization case against a health care provider. He also has defended financial institutions, including banks and property and casualty insurers, in class actions across the country.

Pete regularly speaks at CLE and client events on topics related to antitrust, including promoting competition in the food and agriculture sector. Recent events include a presentation to local business leaders on the current political climate and what it means for enforcement under the antitrust laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). He is president of the Minnesota Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section; a vice chair of the Trial Practice Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA), Antitrust Section; and lead author for the Minnesota chapter of the ABA's principal state-law antitrust treatise.