Case Study
United States v. AT&T Inc. et al.
A federal court judge ruled that AT&T can move forward with its purchase of Time Warner and the D.C. Circuit affirmed that decision. Retained by Crowell & Moring and by Cravath, Swaine & Moore Judge Richard Leon denied the government’s request to enjoin the proposed $85 billion merger of AT&T and Time Warner, saying, “The court has now spoken and the defendants have won.” Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Peter Rossi of UCLA’s Anderson School of Management to testify about survey methods and to rebut opposing experts. “After considering the expert testimony...I agree with Professor Rossi’s conclusions.” United States District Judge, Richard J. Leon The U.S. Department of Justice had sued to block the merger, alleging that the deal would substantially lessen compet