Ryan J. Travers

Mr. Travers’ deal work spans cross-border transactions requiring multijurisdictional merger reviews and globally coordinated regulatory strategy across the U.S., Europe and Asia. He has advised on some of the most consequential and closely scrutinized transactions in recent years, including challenged and blocked deals.

Mr. Travers also has substantial litigation experience. He regularly represents clients in federal litigation and has served on multiple trial teams in antitrust litigations. In addition, he has represented companies in connection with third-party discovery and testimony, subpoenas and witness preparation in major antitrust cases.

Mr. Travers counsels clients through civil investigations conducted by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, as well as on grand jury investigations, including those related to monopolization, price fixing, exclusionary conduct, standard-setting issues and other restraints of trade. He has secured successful results for clients across a diverse range of industries, including technology, software, travel, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, among others, including with regard to matters involving enterprise software, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

In recognition of his work, Mr. Travers has been selected to Lawdragon’s 500 X – The Next Generation guide and repeatedly named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones To Watch in America.

Examples of Mr. Travers’ mergers and acquisitions representations include:

• MDA Space Ltd. in its proposed $620 million acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies
• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. in its proposed $4.2 billion acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd AG
• Skyworks in its proposed combination with Qorvo to create a combined enterprise valued at $22 billion
• Air Lease Corporation in its $28.2 billion acquisition by investors including Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo and Brookfield
• ServiceNow, Inc. in its $2.85 billion acquisition of Moveworks, Inc.
• Juniper in its $14 billion acquisition by HPE
• Intelsat S.A. in its $3.1 billion acquisition by SES S.A.
• Catalent, Inc. in its $16.5 billion acquisition by Novo Holdings A/S
• Adobe Inc. in its proposed (but terminated) $20 billion acquisition of Figma, Inc.
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its $320 million acquisition of ViaCyte, Inc.
• Proofpoint, Inc. in its $12.3 billion acquisition by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo
• Visa Inc. in its proposed (but terminated) $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid Inc.
• Embraer S.A. in a proposed (but terminated) $5.2 billion joint venture with The Boeing Company
• Cavium Inc. in its $6 billion acquisition by Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
• NXP Semiconductors N.V. in its proposed (but terminated) $47 billion acquisition by Qualcomm Inc.

Examples of Mr. Travers’ litigation representations include:

• Juniper Networks, Inc. in defending its merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company against a lawsuit filed by the DOJ, which was settled less than two weeks before trial
• Sabre Corporation:
  • in a three-week jury trial victory in an action brought by US Airways alleging violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. A jury found Sabre not liable on one claim and awarded $1 in damages on the other claim
  • in connection with its acquisition of Farelogix, Inc., which involved a two-week bench trial victory in a lawsuit brought by the DOJ
• Actavis, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. in litigations challenging patent settlement agreements
• an individual in connection with third-party testimony in antitrust lawsuits against Amazon
• Apple Inc. in connection with third-party discovery in the DOJ’s lawsuit against Google relating to Google’s search business
• Glencore Xstrata subsidiaries in an antitrust class action concerning warehousing and trading of aluminum
• a company in connection with a grand jury subpoena
• a company in connection with a DOJ investigation into standard-setting organizations
• Nokia in an antitrust challenge to its IP licensing practices
• a company in connection with an FTC investigation into its aftermarket business practices

Mr. Travers maintains a robust pro bono practice and has represented clients in immigration proceedings, as well as multiple amici curiae on briefs submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and various U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal regarding criminal justice issues.