Kevin Arquit, Co-Head of Weil’s global Antitrust/Competition practice, is described as “one of the great antitrust lawyers in the country” and “a true leader of the Bar” by Chambers. Mr. Arquit has secured approvals for some of the largest and most complex mergers over the past 25 years, and represented clients in high-profile antitrust litigation before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as numerous state and international competition authorities. He also provides a wide variety of companies with ongoing antitrust counseling. Previous to private practice Mr. Arquit held prominent roles at the FTC, including General Counsel, followed by Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. Mr. Arquit serves on the Board of the United States Ski and Snowboard Foundation (U.S. Ski Team), the Board of USA Nordic (responsible for developing in the U.S., the Nordic disciplines of ski jumping and Nordic Combined) and the Adirondack Land Trust. St Lawrence University (B.A., cum laude, 1975) Cornell Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1978)