Eddie Hasdoo is an antitrust and competition lawyer with more than a decade of experience representing clients in government investigations and complex litigation. He also regularly advises clients on antitrust compliance policies and strategic business decisions. His practice has involved the representation of clients in a variety of industries, including health care, agriculture, aerospace, real estate services, financial instruments, emerging technologies, and consumer retail goods.
Eddie's transactional experience spans all stages and aspects of a deal, from premerger planning through closing. He has successfully guided merging clients in complex cross-border transactions through investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and international antitrust agencies.
Eddie has defended clients involved in government investigations, class action litigation, and business-to-business disputes. These matters have involved claims of price-fixing, market allocation, monopolization, no-poach agreements, and unfair trade practices. Eddie maintains an active pro bono litigation practice, having recently obtained a favorable asylum decision for the widowed matriarch and adult daughters of a family that fled persecution in El Salvador.
Eddie is currently a vice chair of the Economics Committee of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. He has contributed to many antitrust publications, webinars, and in-person panels during his career.
Experiência
- September 2018
Contributor, "Health Care Networks and Managed Care: Antitrust Aspects of Integration and Exclusion" Treatise, Bloomberg Law / BNA Health Law & Business Series Portfolio - February 2015
Embracing Nuance: A Review of Antitrust Authorities' Carefully Crafted Consent Agreements
"Eddie Hasdoo is smart, well organized, articulate and thoughtful. He is a pleasure to work with."Chambers USA
- The University of Chicago (J.D. with honors 2014); DePaul University (B.A. 2009)
- Illinois and U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and Central District of Illinois
Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Illinois Super Lawyers (2020-2024)
Finalist, "Lawyer of the Year - Under 40," Global Competition Review (2024)
Named to the list of "Associates to Watch" by Chambers USA (2024)
- Judicial Extern to the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Winter 2012-Spring 2013)