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- Theodore Voorhees Jr.
Theodore Voorhees, who served as Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section in 2012-2013, is a senior antitrust advisor and litigator in the firm's Washington, DC office representing clients in the e-commerce, chemicals, outdoor sports equipment and apparel, food and beverage and agricultural commodities industries, among others. Much of Mr. Voorhees' antitrust advisory work focuses on pricing and distribution arrangements in the United States, and counseling trade associations on antitrust compliance matters.
On consumer protection matters, Mr. Voorhees has represented clients in proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission on advertising and marketing matters and before the Consumer Product Safety Commission on product safety matters. He has advised clients on advertising substantiation and the legal issues posed by the emerging field of neuromarketing.
Mr. Voorhees' practice also encompasses risk assessment, risk management and litigation defense in product liability and toxic tort matters, especially industry-wide risks posed by emerging technologies. He has counseled corporate and trade association clients on product liability risk assessment and management in the nanotechnology, software, mining, medical devices, construction equipment, pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and beverage alcohol industries. Mr. Voorhees has lectured at numerous conferences on a broad range of risk assessment issues including nanotechnology, the growing controversy over the causes of the obesity epidemic, and product liability risks facing trade associations that lobby the government on health and safety matters.
- Antitrust advisor to numerous clients on pricing policy issues following Supreme Court Leegin decision.
- Antitrust advisor to air freight carrier on market access issues.
- Antitrust advisor to light trucks manufacturer in connection with issues presented by joint venture.
- Conducted advertising substantiation audit for national consumer products company.
- National counsel to trade associations in commodities, chemicals and alcoholic beverages industries on antitrust, product liability, marketing and related matters.
- National coordinating counsel for professional society in multi-state welding toxic tort litigation and for medical device manufacturer in orthopedic product liability litigation.
- National coordinating counsel for trade association in multi-state vinyl chloride toxic tort litigation.
- Counsel to biotech company in successful defense of wrongful death litigation arising out of a clinical trial conducted in Illinois.
Pro Bono
- Represented veteran seeking rating increase for service-connected disability.
- Represented prison inmates in parole hearings.
- Provided counseling to advocacy organizations for the elderly in connection with the drafting and publication of a book advising custodial grandparents of their rights and available government resources to assist in caring for their grandchildren.
- Represented numerous pro bono clients in civil rights and housing litigation.
Previous Experience
- Mr. Voorhees has served in multiple Officer roles in the ABA Section of Antitrust Law including as Chair (2012-2013), Chair-Elect, Vice Chair, International Officer, Section Delegate and Publications Officer. He has also served continuously as one of the co-teachers of the firm’s Advanced Antitrust Seminar taught at the University of Virginia School of Law since the early 1980s.
2014, 79 Antitrust Law Journal No. 2
Spring 2014, Nanotechnology Law and Business, Vol. 11.1
2012, An Antitrust Tribute, Liber Amicorum - Vol. I
Ignore the Tweets! Merger Enforcement in Trump Era
April 1, 2017, The Street
Theodore Voorhees is quoted by The Street in an article regarding concern over President Trump’s involvement in merger enforcement. Commenting on Trump’s tweets, Voorhees says, "There is a danger here with public perception. We've already seen that the president has difficulty restraining himself from tweeting things but the Administration that been put around ...
August 18, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2014 — Best Lawyers named Covington & Burling’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy each a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” in international trade and sports law, respectively, citing their “abilities, professionalism and integrity.” Overall, Covington lawyers received 217 individual mentions in 58 areas of law in the newly released annual survey ...
November 21, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, November 21, 2013 — Washingtonian magazine has named 34 Covington & Burling attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in its December issue. The biennial list, compiled by the magazine’s editorial staff, identifies leading lawyers in the Washington area. Of the hundreds of “Best Lawyers” identified in the issue, Washingtonian spotlights 14 leading Washington ...
November 7, 2013, Covington E-Alert
Pricing Strategies: MFNs, Discounts, Discrimination
September 13, 2013, International Bar Association, 17th Annual Competition Conference
The Role and Measurement of Quality Factors in Competition Analysis - The Incomplete Case of How Vertical Price Restraints Are Handled Under the Rule of Reason In United States Litigation
June 19, 2013, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Competition Committee, Best Practices Roundtable
August 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 196 individual mentions in 57 areas of law in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top U.S. lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as ...
August 10, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, August 10, 2012 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that partner Theodore Voorhees has been named chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law for the 2012-13 term. Covington’s Katherine Sauser will serve as the chair assistant. “It is exciting and a great honor to become chair at a time of historic proliferation ...
Covington Lawyers Recognized by D.C. Super Lawyers
May 2, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC, May 2, 2012 — D.C. Super Lawyers selected 64 Covington & Burling lawyers for its 2012 list of top legal talent. Super Lawyers selects no more than five percent of the total lawyers who practice in Washington based on peer review and the publication’s independent research. Deborah Garza and Robert Long have been named among the “Top 100” for ...
The Nanotechnology Risk Assessment Paradox
April 26, 2012, ACI Chemical Products Liability and Environmental Litigation Conference
April 24, 2012, Covington E-Alert
Antitrust Alert For Middle Market And Small Business - What to Look Out For
November 18, 2011, ABA Business Law Section Conference
September 16, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2011 — The American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law has selected Ted Voorhees as chair-elect for the coming year and eight additional Covington lawyers to its leadership team. “It is exciting and a great honor to become chair-elect at a time of historic proliferation of competition law regimes throughout the world,” Mr. ...
September 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, September 7, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP lawyers received 184 individual mentions in 56 areas of law in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: ...
June 22, 2011, Covington E-Alert
June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, June 10, 2011 — Covington & Burling LLP received 123 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2011. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
Antitrust in the Americas
June 2011, Joint ABA/IBRAC Conference, Rio de Janeiro
February 15, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, February 15, 2011 — For the seventh time, Practical Law Company has awarded Covington & Burling LLP its worldwide first place ranking in the Life Sciences Regulatory Super League category. PLC also singled out Covington’s Antitrust/Competition, Corporate, and Insurance practices, along with lawyers from each group, in its practice-specific ...
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, August 6, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 138 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
June 16, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2010 — Covington & Burling LLP received 112 individual mentions and 44 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2010. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
Private Enforcement of Antitrust Law: The U.S. Approach to Creating Incentives and Making Corrections
May 2010, Belgrade International Antitrust Conference
The Leegin Decision and It's Aftermath
April 2010, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Spring Meeting
August 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, August 7, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 131 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, June 12, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP received 100 individual mentions and 40 practice mentions in Chambers USA 2009. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington lawyers and practices ...
The Legend of Price Fixing By US Trade Associations
March 25, 2009, Panel Presentation, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Spring Meeting
September 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 124 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...
August 1, 2008, Covington E-Alert
June 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 81 individual mentions and 45 practice mentions in the newly released 2008 Chambers USA. The guidebook, which ranks lawyers by state and national practice area, is designed to identify the most skilled legal practitioners based on the qualities most valued by clients. Here are the Covington ...
FTC Deputy General Counsel Graubert Joins Covington
3/3/2008
WASHINGTON, DC, March 3, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that John Graubert has joined the firm’s antitrust and consumer law group as a partner. Mr. Graubert, who most recently served as Principal Deputy General Counsel at the Federal Trade Commission, will be resident in the firm’s Washington office. At the FTC, Mr. Graubert managed all ...
Practical Implications of Leegin For the Alcohol Beverages Industry
March 2008, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association
U.S. Clinical Trials Liability Litigation
January 2008, Paediatric Clinical Trials Conference
Global Antitrust Developments
October 2007, Organization for International Investment, General Counsel Conference
September 6, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 115 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The recipients are as follows: Administrative: E. Edward Bruce and ...
June 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 44 practice mentions and 74 individual mentions in the newly released 2007 Chambers USA guidebook. The 2007 edition of Chambers USA attempts to identify the most skilled legal practitioners throughout the country based on the qualities most valued by clients. Covington attorneys have been ...
May 2, 2007, Covington E-Alert
Breakfast With the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General
April 2007, ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting
October 18, 2006, Antitrust Modernization Commission
September 2006, Food and Drug Law Journal
Exemptions & Immunities
June 2006, The Antitrust Modernization Commission in Mid-Course, ABA Antitrust Section Program
Database Security and Privacy - Solving the 4-D Puzzle
November 2005, Marcus Evans Conference on Advanced Software Law and Practice
Welding Rod Litigation: Challenge to American Welding Society's Role in Health Monitoring and Voluntary Standard Development
October 2005, American National Standards Institute Annual Conference
Life Cycle of National Tort Litigation - The Case of Welding Fumes
April 2005, American Boiler Manufacturers Association
Confronting Customer-Driven Software Licenses: A Critical Update for Corporate Counsel
March 2005, Workshop, Palo Alto, California
Regulatory and Product Liability Issues Posed by Pharmacogenomics, Tissue Engineering and Vaccines
March 2005, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Pharmaceutical Conference
Monitoring Occupational Safety and Health Issues: Societal Benefits and Organizational Risks in the Case of the American Welding Society
November 2004, ACI Conference Welding Rod Litigation
How Asbestos Liabilities Are Affecting Corporate America
October 13, 2003, Roundtable Discussion, "The Deal", Vol. 1, No. 45
Food Fight Or Food War? - Social Engineering Through Profit-Driven Litigation
October 2003, The Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturer's Association Technical Conference
Mergers and Acquisitions During the Next Asbestos Wave: Due Diligence Considerations for Foreign Firms Evaluating U.S. Opportunities
September 2003, Mealey's International Asbestos Conference
Successful Defense Strategies From the U.S.: Tips, Traps and Techniques
April 2003, EuroLegal Conference, Asbestos Claims and Litigation
Practical Strategies for Corporate Defendants
March 2003, Asbestos Litigation - The New Wave, American Conference Institute, 4th National Forum
Peripheral Defendants As Litigation Targets: Defense Strategies For The Next Wave
February 28, 2003, American Conference Institute, Fourth National Forum: Asbestos Litigation
Asbestos - Can The Fall-Out Be Contained? -- A US Defendant Corporation's Perspective
November 2002, Davies Arnold Cooper Seminar, London, UK
Torts: Recent Developments and Practical Applications
September 2002, American Society of Association Executives, Legal Symposium
9/13/2002, American Conference Institute
Peripheral Defendants: Strategic Review
September 13, 2002, American Conference Institute
Tips, Techniques and Strategies for Peripheral Defendants
April 2002, Asbestos Litigation: The Next Generation, American Conference Institute
March 11, 2002, American Conference Institute
Trade Associations Activities That Have Liability Implications in the Health and Safety Context
October 2001, American Society of Association Executives, Legal Symposium
The New Wave of Asbestos Litigation and Related Insurance Coverage Disputes: Lessons Learned from Past Wars
October 2001, Manufacturers Alliance
November 13, 2000, Legal Times
February 2000, Washington Legal Foundation Critical Legal Issues, Working Paper Series No. 97
1993, Journal of Products & Toxics Liability, Vol. 15, pp. 55-80
- Chambers USA Guide for Products Liability (2006-2013)
- Best Lawyers in America for Antitrust Law and Product Liability Litigation/Defendant (2008-2018)
- Global Competition Review, Thought Leaders - Competition (2018)
- The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers & Economists (2014)
- Washington DC Super Lawyers for Antitrust and Product Liability Litigation (2012-2018)
- Washingtonian, "Top Lawyer" for Antitrust (2013)
- Who's Who Legal, Competition (2013-2019)
- PLC Which Lawyer 2009 Yearbook, for Competition/Antitrust, Life Sciences/Product Liability, and Dispute Resolution (rated as "Leading Individual")
- PLC Life Sciences, Which Lawyer? for Product Liability (2008-2012)
- Practical Law Company's Cross-border Life Sciences Handbook, Recommended rating for his industry litigation and antitrust expertise (2006-2009)
- Practical Law Company's Cross-border Competition Handbook, Recommended rating in competition and antitrust expertise (2006-2009)
- Practical Law Company's Dispute Resolution Handbook, Highly Recommended rating as both a product liability and an antitrust litigator (2003-2004; 2004-2005; and 2005-2006)
- Global Counsel 3000, rated as one of eight "highly recommended individuals" for Litigation and Arbitration (2001)