Djordje Petkoski is a partner in the Antitrust practice.

He focuses on cartel investigations, complex antitrust litigation, and strategic counseling with an emphasis on antitrust and competition law.

Djordje has represented over two dozen corporate and individual clients in cartel investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and enforcers in other jurisdictions, including as lead counsel for significant corporate clients. He has also served as lead counsel for corporate clients involved in civil class actions that follow Department of Justice investigations.  Djordje’s individual clients have included chief executives and senior sales and pricing executives accused of criminal antitrust violations, including price-fixing and alleged “no-poach” agreements.

Djordje regularly counsels clients on a variety of antitrust and competition matters, including mergers and acquisitions, civil government investigations, joint ventures, and business strategies. Djordje has also conducted internal investigations relating to potential criminal violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.S. international trade laws, environmental laws and obstruction of justice conduct. He has also represented plaintiffs and defendants in multi-district and other complex litigation involving a variety of antitrust, RICO, Lanham Act, and other claims. 

Djordje has written extensively on antitrust and compliance issues, served as a panelist on these issues at American Bar Association events and taught classes on antitrust and compliance at the Wharton Business School, including executive education courses attended by Fortune 500 compliance officers and senior risk managers. In 2017 and 2018, Benchmark Litigation recognized Djordje in its “Under 40 Hot List.”

• Representing large Japanese manufacturer in Department of Justice criminal investigation of pricing practices and related conduct.
• Represented leading technology company in Sherman Act Section 2 lawsuit by a failed competitor.
• Representing chief executive officer of a health care company in antitrust grand jury investigation related to alleged “no-poach” agreements.
• Represented leading Japanese manufacturer in Department of Justice criminal investigation and national class actions alleging price-fixing and related conduct.
• Serving as regular counsel for a large U.S. multinational company on enterprise-wide antitrust issues.
• Advised leading U.S. consumer goods company on series of high-profile strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and acquisitions over a period spanning several years.
• Represented U.S. financial services company in antitrust grand jury investigation related to alleged “no-poach” agreements.
• Advising Japanese manufacturing company on global restructuring of joint ventures with European partner.
• Advised Japanese multinational on series of acquisitions of U.S. targets.
• Represented government of Japan as amicus in Ninth Circuit appeal relating to Fukushima nuclear accident.
• Represented Fortune 50 company in internal investigation relating to alleged theft of trade secrets.
• Represented major U.S. consumer goods company in Department of Justice investigation of alleged criminal violations of environmental laws and advised company on related corporate restructuring and compliance programs.
• Represented senior executive in criminal antitrust investigation of alleged price-fixing and other conduct in the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) industry through plea negotiations, sentencing, and testimony as key witness in historic criminal antitrust trials.
• Represented plaintiff in multi-district class action against major U.S. food distributor alleging RICO and other violations.
• Defended major pioneer pharmaceutical company against antitrust and unfair competition action brought by generic competitor.
• Represented major automobile parts manufacturer in false advertising action against competitor under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act.
• Represented major pharmaceutical company in Federal Trade Commission investigation into alleged violations of U.S. antitrust laws.