Tim Longman has extensive experience representing clients in the most complex antitrust matters, including handling antitrust merger clearances, responding to investigations before the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission and leading litigation. He is experienced with both federal and state antitrust litigation and merger reviews.
Tim joined BakerHostetler after serving 10 years with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, most recently as acting assistant chief of the Civil Conduct Task Force, where he was involved in and supervised the prosecution of complex antitrust conduct claims.
Tim previously served in the Antitrust Division front office as a counsel to the assistant attorney general and also as an international counsel. In these roles, he advised the Division’s political leadership on many of the most challenging policy issues, including those related to global regulation of technology platforms, standard essential patents, global due process safeguards and divergence in global enforcement policy.
Tim also represented the Department of Justice on the Trade Policy Staff Committee. He negotiated free trade agreements, reviewed trade and tariff policy and advised the White House and executive branch agencies on the intersection of trade and antitrust law and policy.
Tim began his career at a large international law firm representing clients on a broad range of antitrust matters. He has represented clients in a range of sectors, including technology platforms, payment systems, semiconductors, advertising, transportation, oil field services, real estate, sports and agriculture.