Don Hibner Named Antitrust Lawyer of the Year; Veteran Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Attorney Honored by State Bar Section.Business Editors & Legal Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002 The Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California has announced Don T. Hibner, Jr. will receive the Section's 2002 Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Award. Hibner, Of Counsel with Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , will be honored at the Section's annual awards dinner in October. "In accepting this award, I am mindful of those who made it possible for me to practice in the exciting and ever-changing field of antitrust law antitrust law Any law restricting business practices that are considered unfair or monopolistic. Among U.S. laws, the best known is the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which declared illegal “every contract, combination…or conspiracy in restraint of trade or ," Hibner said. "These include Gordon Hampton, who `drafted' me into antitrust law as a specialty, and to literally dozens of antitrust lawyers, antitrust agency enforcement officials, judges and economists from whom I was able to learn." Mr. Hibner is being recognized for nearly 40 years of distinguished work in antitrust litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . In addition to litigating more than 300 antitrust cases Although many in the computer field might equate "antitrust" with the long-running Microsoft trial (1998-2004), the U.S. government sued IBM three times in its history for antitrust violations. , he has written and lectured extensively on a variety of vertical restraint, franchising and government contracts antitrust issues. His benchmark writings include the influential 1967 article ("Attempts to Monopolize mo·nop·o·lize tr.v. mo·nop·o·lized, mo·nop·o·liz·ing, mo·nop·o·liz·es 1. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of. 2. To dominate by excluding others: monopolized the conversation. : A Concept in Search of Analysis"), which was widely quoted in federal courts and which provided the foundation for the eventual overruling o·ver·rule tr.v. o·ver·ruled, o·ver·rul·ing, o·ver·rules 1. a. To disallow the action or arguments of, especially by virtue of higher authority: of the 1964 Lessig v. Tidewater Oil decision by the 1993 United States Supreme Court United States Supreme Court: see Supreme Court, United States. holding in Spectrum Sports v. McQuillan. "In 40 years of practice, I have seen many changes in antitrust jurisprudence," Hibner observed. "Fortunately, almost all are for the good. In the last 30 years, we have seen an increasing awareness that antitrust law is an integrated application of economics to business practices, with a goal of increasing consumer welfare. It has been a wonderfully stimulating and rewarding area of law in which to practice." Mr. Hibner has handled numerous leadership roles for the American Bar The American Bar is a drinking establishment at the Savoy Hotel in London. Opened in 1898 when cocktail were being first introduced to London. The term American Bar comes from the 1930s when cocktails were first gaining popularity in the United States. Association's Antitrust Section, including Chair of its Private Antitrust Litigation committee and Chair of its Franchising and Distribution Law committee. He is a past Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Section on Antitrust Law and Trade Regulation, and is an advisor to the State Bar Antitrust Law Section's Executive Committee. He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford University, and served as a member of the Board of Editors of Volumes 13 and 14 of the Stanford Law Review The Stanford Law Review is a legal journal produced independently by Stanford Law School students. Founded in 1948, the Review's first president was future U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher. The review produces six issues yearly between November and May. . This award is the fourth recent honor recognizing Sheppard Mullin and the firm's lawyers for outstanding legal service. The San Diego County Bar Association honored Sheppard Mullin as Law Firm of the Year this past Friday. Andrew Guilford, a partner in Sheppard Mullin's Orange County office and former President of the State Bar of California, received the 2002 Jurisprudence Award from the Orange County/Long Beach chapter of the Anti-Defamation League Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith organization which fights anti-Semitism. [Am. Hist.: Wigoder, 33] See : Anti-Semitism last month. San Francisco partner Joseph Petrillo was honored last month by the Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown for Petrillo's "extraordinary dedication and commitment to building a new San Francisco neighborhood from the ground up." The 12th Annual Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Award Dinner honoring Don T. Hibner, Jr. will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Resort in Santa Monica, commencing at 6:00 p.m. Earlier in the day at Loews, Sheppard Mullin partner Carlton Varner will handle the welcome and introductions for the 10th Annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute meetings. The full-day schedule of seminars and panel discussions will precede the awards dinner. Sheppard Mullin has more than 330 attorneys among its seven offices in Los Angeles, West Los Angeles
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