27 Jan 2026
Fried Frank Adds Antitrust Partner Shawn R. Johnson in Washington, DC
"Shawn R. Johnson has joined Fried Frank as an antitrust and competition partner in Washington, DC, focusing on transactional antitrust, mergers, HSR compliance and regulatory investigations."
Johnson is a highly regarded antitrust attorney whose practice concentrates on transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, and compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. He has extensive experience guiding complex transactions through U.S. and international antitrust review processes and regularly advises clients on grand jury and civil non-merger investigations. Johnson represents clients before agencies such as the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Defense, state attorneys general and international competition authorities. His work spans a wide range of industries and has earned him recognition within the legal and antitrust community. He joins Fried Frank as a partner and was co-chair of the antitrust group at his prior firm.