Steven Holley is a member of S&C’s Litigation Group. His practice focuses on antitrust counseling and litigation, but also includes bankruptcy, securities and tax litigation, as well as complex commercial disputes. He has extensive experience advising clients on competition issues, including reviews of prospective mergers and acquisitions and other investigations conducted by the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission and state attorneys general. He has handled cases in state and federal courts and has substantial experience with arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Holley’s practice has addressed a wide variety of industries, including oil and gas exploration and production, extraction and refining of primary metals, distilled spirits, automotive components, microprocessors, pharmaceuticals, electricity generation, medical imaging equipment, newspaper publishing and computer software. He has represented Microsoft since 1992 in the series of government enforcement actions in the United States and other countries, as well as private antitrust litigation brought by competitors and consumers of various Microsoft products. He was on the trial team in United States v. Microsoft and argued portions of the appeals to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. He represented Microsoft in the acquisition of a large patent portfolio from Novell, and was recognized as “Litigator of the Week” by The AmLaw Litigation Daily after obtaining dismissal of Novell’s claims against Microsoft on a motion for judgment as a matter of law after an 8-week jury trial in Utah.
