The Cartels and Leniency Review – 11th Edition

John Buretta is a partner in Cravath’s litigation department and a former senior US Department of Justice (DOJ) official. His practice focuses on advising corporations, board members and senior executives with respect to internal investigations, criminal defence, regulatory compliance and related civil litigation, including matters concerning US antitrust laws and representation of clients before the DOJ’s Antitrust and Criminal Divisions. Mr Buretta returned to Cravath in November 2013 following 11 years of service in the DOJ, where he most recently held the position of principal deputy assistant attorney general and chief of staff, which is ranked number two in the Criminal Division. In this role, he oversaw nearly 600 prosecutors on complex matters, including joint investigations between the Criminal and Antitrust Divisions of alleged market fraud and price fixing.

John Terzaken is a partner in Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s litigation department. He advises US and international clients involved in domestic and cross-border antitrust and other regulatory investigations and litigation. His practice spans government enforcement and private litigation of cartel and other antitrust infringements, market sector investigations and general antitrust compliance, across all industry sectors.

Previously, John was director of criminal enforcement at the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division, where he had management responsibility for the Division’s criminal investigations and litigation nationwide. In his tenure with the Antitrust Division, John investigated, litigated and presided over some of the largest global cartel investigations undertaken by the DOJ. He also served as the Division’s primary liaison with state, federal and foreign law enforcement authorities, and as the Division’s financial fraud coordinator for inter-agency prosecutions, investigations and information sharing. John’s DOJ service earned him awards of distinction from the Attorney General of the United States and Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.