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Caeli A. Higney

Caeli
Higney

Partner

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chigney@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 415.393.8248

FAX:+1 415.374.8431

San Francisco

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94105-0921 USA

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PRACTICE

Antitrust and Competition Class Actions Litigation

BIOGRAPHY

Caeli A. Higney is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group.  Ms. Higney was recognized by Euromoney as a 2022 Rising Star in the Americas for Antitrust.

Ms. Higney has experience handling a wide variety of antitrust matters in a broad range of industries, such as semiconductors, consumer electronics, retail food, consumer products, automotive parts, and financial services. She has represented companies before appellate and trial courts in matters alleging a range of antitrust-based claims, including allegations of price fixing, monopolization and attempted monopolization, tying, bundling, exclusive dealing, and refusal to deal. For example, Ms. Higney was part of a team that defended a major consumer electronics company in a multi-week antitrust trial against conspiracy claims brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. More recently, Ms. Higney successfully obtained dismissal of conspiracy to monopolize and attempted monopolization claims against a major retailer. Ms. Higney represented and helped negotiate a favorable settlement of price-fixing claims in a large indirect purchaser class action.

Ms. Higney’s antitrust experience also includes representing clients before the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and other international antitrust agencies in connection with merger and acquisition matters. She was part of a team that secured worldwide antitrust clearance for a $16 billion transaction in the semiconductor industry.

Ms. Higney has represented clients in connection with investigations by international antitrust agencies, including the European Commission, Korean Fair Trade Commission, Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, and Japan Fair Trade Commission.

Ms. Higney has also represented clients in appellate courts, trial courts, and arbitrations in cases involving class action, consumer protection, breach of contract, and environmental claims. She recently successfully defended a technology company against breach of contract and defamation claims in a multi-day arbitration.

Ms. Higney has authored publications on a range of antitrust-related topics. Concurrences Review recognized Ms. Higney at its 2017 Antitrust Writing Awards for her article “Practical Advice for Avoiding Hub-and-Spoke Liability,” which was selected as the winner in the Business category, Concerted Practices section. The article originally appeared in the October 2016 issue of The Antitrust Source. Ms. Higney served as an Associate Editor of the Antitrust Report, the U.S. law periodical published by Matthew Bender and LexisNexis, and has served as a contributor to the Antitrust Law Developments handbook published by the American Bar Association and the International Comparative Legal Guides to Competition Litigation.

Ms. Higney received her law degree from Stanford Law School, where she served as Vice President of the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Higney graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Ms. Higney is a member of the California Bar. Ms. Higney also serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee.

EDUCATION

Stanford University - 2009 Juris Doctor

Washington University in St. Louis - 2004 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - October 12, 2022 | Euromoney’s Rising Star Awards 2022 Recognizes 16 Gibson Dunn Partners
Client Alert - April 18, 2022 | Employers Beware: Aggressive and Expansive Labor-Focused Antitrust Enforcement Will Remain The New Normal
Webcasts - January 22, 2021 | Webcast: New Congress and New Administration: A Different Legislative and Policy Landscape for Companies
Webcasts - January 13, 2021 | Webcast: Antitrust Enforcement under the Biden Administration
Press Releases - November 16, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Promotes 20 Lawyers to Partnership
Client Alert - August 4, 2020 | California Supreme Court Answers Important Questions About The Bounds Of Legitimate Business Competition Under California Tort And Antitrust Law
Webcasts - January 24, 2020 | Webcast: The Price is Right (or Wrong): An Antitrust Update on the Treatment of Pricing Practices Under Sherman Act Section 2
Client Alert - January 10, 2017 | 2016 Year-End Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Article - December 5, 2016 | A DOJ Crackdown on Employee Recruiting and Compensation
Client Alert - October 26, 2016 | Antitrust Agencies Issue Guidance for Human Resource Professionals on Employee Hiring and Compensation
Article - October 19, 2016 | Practical Advice for Avoiding Hub-and-Spoke Liability
Client Alert - January 7, 2016 | 2015 Year-End Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Client Alert - July 13, 2015 | 2015 Mid-Year Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Client Alert - July 10, 2014 | 2014 Mid-Year Criminal Antitrust and Competition Law Update
Client Alert - March 21, 2013 | 2013 Antitrust Merger Enforcement Update and Outlook
Client Alert - March 9, 2012 | 2012 Antitrust Merger Enforcement Update and Outlook
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