Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

111 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Antitrust Law Litigation - Antitrust
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Boston.

Biography

Mark Ford is a nationally recognized antitrust litigator who represents both antitrust plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts and in agency investigations in matters concerning alleged monopolization, restraints of trade, price fixing, bid rigging, price discrimination, and other forms of anticompetitive and exclusionary conduct. Mr. Ford has been recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 United States for his antitrust civil litigation practice; ranked as a “Band 1” lawyer in Chambers USA Guide for antitrust and competition law; and twice as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America for his antitrust litigation practice in Boston. Mr. Ford has successfully represented defendants in high-stakes litigation as well as plaintiffs in challenging predatory conduct by dominant industry players. In addition to this litigation practice, Mr. Ford is a lecturer at Boston University School of Law and the Vice President of the Board of Directors of Greater Boston Legal Services.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

111 Best Lawyers awards

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP logo

Overview

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 2003
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, Political Science, graduated 1998

  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association

  • US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • US District Court for the District of Colorado
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 2003
  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, Political Science, graduated 1998
  • US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • US District Court for the District of Colorado
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • US District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Antitrust
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Antitrust Law, Boston (2026)
  • Antitrust Law, Boston (2024)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Boston (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust

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