“Carl is a very experienced antitrust litigator. He is a strategic thinker who puts in the work and has great judgment on what arguments to make and when.”
— Chambers USA 2024
Carl Hittinger serves as BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition Practice National Team Leader. A talented and experienced trial, appellate and compliance lawyer, he focuses his practice on complex commercial and class action litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust and unfair competition matters.
Carl's more than 45 years of experience handling "bet the company" litigation and successfully trying lengthy jury and non-jury cases have honed his skills in the courtroom. He has also counseled clients on all aspects of civil and criminal antitrust and unfair competition law. Carl has resolved high-end, complicated cases for both plaintiffs and defendants in courts and before agencies across the United States throughout his comprehensive career. Clients have praised Carl as “always well prepared and truly an expert in the field” and for his ability to "accurately predict the way the courts are moving in their application of various legal doctrines,” as well as “while he knows how to settle cases, he is willing and able in taking a case through litigation” (Legal 500). Carl’s extensive courtroom experience and strategic insight have made him a trusted advisor to businesses navigating complex antitrust disputes.
Known for his insight into antitrust and other complex litigation concerns, Carl is a thought leader on antitrust issues as a frequent author and speaker on such topics. He organized and led a daylong seminar on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act that featured representatives from all three branches of government. Carl has also served as a court-appointed special master, settlement monitor and liaison counsel in several complex litigations.
Carl is a regular columnist on antitrust issues for The Legal Intelligencer, America's oldest daily law journal, since 1993, and a trusted source for Pennsylvania legal news, information and analysis. Carl serves as an Adjunct Professor teaching antitrust law at the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. He is also a regular contributor to BakerHostetler's Antitrust Advocate blog, providing informative commentary on the latest developments in the antitrust sector. He is a previous recipient of the prestigious Burton Award for Legal Writing for an article he wrote on antitrust issues, and has been recognized numerous times as a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" in the area of Antitrust Litigation. Carl is the Litigation Leader for the firm's Philadelphia office.