Paul A. Barrs

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Paul A. Barrs

Paul A. Barrs

Counsel

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Paul A. Barrs

Paul A. Barrs

Counsel

Paul A. Barrs

Counsel

St. Louis

T: +1 314 259 2376

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Biography

Paul Barrs has a deep and diverse antitrust practice, with significant experience in counseling and compliance, transactional analysis, defense of merger and conduct investigations, and regulatory filings with the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division.

Paul counsels clients on antitrust issues arising from their day-to-day competitive concerns, and from proposed mergers and acquisitions involving competitors.  He has deep experience in managing  information exchange issues, both for trade associations and other clients, and in the premerger context.  He has negotiated and devised language for dozens of M&A agreements, customized to allocate and manage antitrust risk associated with potential divestitures and other remedies. 

Paul is a leader in our firm’s joint defense efforts defending merger investigations on a multijurisdictional basis, helping to devise strategies around market definition and competitive dynamics. 

 

Admissions

  • Missouri, 2017
  • California, 2003

Education

  • University of California-Hastings, J.D., 2003
  • University of California-Los Angeles, B.A., with honors, 1999

Related Practice Areas

  • Antitrust

  • Investigations

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

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