Philip S. Van Der Weele

Philip S. Van Der Weele


K&L Gates LLP

Recognized since 2007

Portland, Oregon

Practice Areas

Antitrust Law

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Antitrust

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Mr. Van Der Weele has been an antitrust and commercial litigator and an antitrust counselor for more than 30 years. His antitrust litigation experience includes many high stakes monopolization/attempt cases, price fixing cases, and contested merger cases. Mr. Van Der Weele’s background in economics and mathematics has enabled him to work substantively and efficiently with both experts and client representatives on issues such as market definition, barriers to entry, competitive effects, and financial models.

In addition to litigating antitrust cases, Mr. Van Der Weele has also counseled clients, many with annual sales over $1 billion, on a wide range of antitrust matters. These matters include mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; collaborations between competitors; arrangements among health care providers analyzed under the 1996 USDOJ/FTC “Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care”; the interface between intellectual property and antitrust law; tie-ins; parts and services aftermarkets; vertical restraints and resale pricing policies; dealer terminations and other refusals to deal; Robinson-Patman compliance; non-compete agreements; conduct at trade association meetings; and civil and criminal state and federal antitrust investigations. Mr. Van Der Weele has also created client antitrust compliance programs, trained employees on antitrust compliance, and spoken at numerous CLE programs on a variety of antitrust topics.

Mr. Van Der Weele has also handled business litigation cases in a number of areas, including Articles 2 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, non-UCC contracts, indemnity agreements, construction lien foreclosure, shareholder disputes/corporate governance, business valuation, business torts, statutory unlawful trade practices, and trademark infringement.

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker at numerous Antitrust Continuing Legal Education Programs sponsored by the Antitrust Section of the Oregon State Bar
  • Panelist, IBC Legal Conferences “Advanced U.S. Antitrust Conference” (San Francisco, February 6, 2014)

Contact & Links
Location
  • One Southwest Columbia Street, Suite 1900
    Portland, OR 97204
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Calvin College, BA, graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
  • Oregon, United States
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Oregon State Bar - Former Chairperson, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section
  • Oregon State Bar Association - Member

K&L Gates LLP
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

299 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Portland, OR (2024)
  • Antitrust Law, Portland, OR (2023)
  • Antitrust Law, Portland, OR (2019)
  • Antitrust Law, Portland, OR (2017)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Portland, OR (2016)
  • Antitrust Law, Portland, OR (2015)
  • Litigation - Antitrust, Portland, OR (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Antitrust
Special Focus:
  • Antitrust/IP Intersection
  • Counseling
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Robinson-Patman Compliance
  • Trade Regulation
  • Vertical Restraints
Awards:
  • Named by Best Lawyers in America® as the 2017 Antitrust Law "Lawyer of the Year" for Portland, OR
  • Named by Best Lawyers in America® as the 2016 Litigation - Antitrust "Lawyer of the Year" for Portland, OR
  • Named by Best Lawyers in America® as the 2015 Antitrust Law "Lawyer of the Year" for Portland, OR
  • Named by Best Lawyers in America® as the 2012 Litigation - Antitrust "Lawyer of the Year" for Portland, OR
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America® for Antitrust Law every year since the publication created the category in Oregon in 2007. He is also recognized for Litigation - Antitrust and Commercial Litigation.

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