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Angelina Whitfield

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Angelina Whitfield

Partner

Chicago

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Angelina Whitfield resides in the US Competition & Antitrust practice group. She works closely with the Litigation, White Collar & Government Investigations, and State Attorneys General practices.

Litigations. Angelina represents clients in complex litigations involving antitrust, consumer protection, intellectual property disputes, and other contract, tort, and class action disputes in federal and state courts.

White Collar & Government Investigations. Angelina defends global clients in sensitive investigations across the world, including cross-borders criminal defense efforts. She is skilled at negotiating compliance with and discretely resolving investigations.

Antitrust. Angelina specializes in all aspects of antitrust law. She has significant experience helping clients navigate complex antitrust MDLs involving state, federal, and class plaintiffs. She also is experienced in conducting litigation alongside concurrent civil and criminal antitrust investigations.

State Attorneys General. Angelina advises clients on federal and state business and regulatory issues involving State Attorneys General. Earlier in her career, Angelina served for five years in the Illinois Attorney General's Antitrust Bureau, where she litigated complex antitrust class actions; conducted industry-wide investigations involving novel antitrust issues; and challenged proposed mergers alongside state and federal enforcers.

Industries. Angelina advises and advocates to policy-makers on behalf of clients in digital advertising, social media, consumer electronics, video games, tabletop games, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, fashion, labor, and utilities/energy. She specializes in dynamic industries like digital platforms, online gambling, cryptocurrency, cannabis, and life sciences.

Before joining Dentons in 2021, Angelina worked for a national antitrust boutique. In law school, she clerked for the Library of Congress and the Missouri Public Services Commission (utilities). She also advised various biotech startups.

Experience

Angelina has extensive experience representing clients in matters involving complex litigations, government and regulatory investigations, State Attorneys General, and competition/antitrust.

Litigation

Philips Med. Sys. v. TEC Holdings, Inc.: Represented TEC holdings in federal intellectual property and antitrust suit involving the “right to repair” medical imaging systems.
Big Tech digital platform: Represented digital platform in multistate federal antitrust suit against multiple state attorneys general.
In Re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing: Represented State of Illinois in multistate federal antitrust suit against multiple pharmaceutical manufacturers for allegedly price-fixing generic drugs.
Wisconsin v. Indivior Inc.: Represented State of Illinois in multistate federal antitrust suit against brand manufacturer of opioid treatment drug Suboxone for alleged "product-hopping".
Illinois v. Hitachi Ltd.: Represented the State of Illinois in two state suits and related federal class actions against major high-tech manufacturers for price-fixing Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) products and TFT-LCD flat panels, resulting in settlement of US$36 million for Illinois and its citizens.
Illinois v. AU Optronics Corp.: Represented the State of Illinois in state suit and related federal class action against major high-tech manufacturers for price-fixing TFT-LCD flat panels, resulting in settlement of US$190 million USD for Illinois and its citizens.

Investigations

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology company: Represented and advised company on range of criminal and civil investigations and enforcement actions across multiple jurisdictions.
Alabama v. Endo International PLC: Represented the State of Illinois in investigation of alleged reverse payments between brand and generic manufacturers of Lidoderm® lidocaine patches, resulting in multistate settlement of $2.3 million USD.
Illinois v. Elite Staffing, Inc., et. al.: Headed state investigation into alleged “no-poach” labor agreements and wage-fixing by Illinois staffing agencies, resulting in state court litigation.

Transactions

Fidelity National Financial/Stewart Information Services Merger: Represented the State of Illinois in investigating $1.2 Billion merger between competing title insurance providers with FTC and other states.

Recognition

Honors and Awards

Listed, Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer: State Attorneys General, 2024
Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch:
- Antitrust Law, 2024
- Commercial Litigation, 2024
- Litigation - Antitrust, 2024
Recognized in Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40” list for 2023.

Insights

Co-author, "The FTC Is Revitalizing Price Discrimination Enforcement – What It Means for Your Business," Dentons client alert, July 29, 2024
Author, “Highlights from OECD Roundtable on Killer Acquisitions,” Law360, June 16, 2020
Author, “How to Combat IP-Facilitated Digital Fraud During the Pandemic,” Law360, April 20, 2020
Author, “A Deep Dive into the Antitrust Claims Against Facebook, The Daily Journal, February 14, 2020
Author, “State & Federal Cooperation in Hospital Merger Challenges: Advocate-North Shore,” State Enforcement Newsletter, Fall 2018
Author, “Blocking Eco-Patent Trolls,” Note, 21 J. Envtl. & Sustainability L. 307, 2015