• Represent American Industrial Partners and Pittsburgh Paints Co. in connection with the sale of PPC’s construction adhesive business line, including related litigation with FTC.
• Represent Mathews Archery, Inc. in defending against nationwide multi-district class action litigation alleging a conspiracy under the Sherman Act and 34 state laws. In re Archery Prods. Antitrust Litig., No. 25-md-03160-PAB-TPO (D. Colo.).
• Represent a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment on numerous matters, including regular antitrust counseling, acquisitions, and litigation.
• Represent a major oilfield services company on numerous matters, including regulatory engagement and acquisitions.
• Represented a major healthcare company in connection with the acquisition of a home health and hospice provider, including related litigation with DOJ.
• Represented VSP in defending against Sherman Act monopolization claims brought by optometry provider group. Total Vision, LLC v. Vision Serv. Plan, No. 8:23-cv-01805-WLH-DFM (D.D. Cal.).
• Represented a leading vaporizer device company in a patent infringement suit, defending against Sherman Act monopolization and state law antitrust counterclaims brought by a competitor.
• Represented Caterpillar Inc. for post-trial briefing following a $100 million tortious interference verdict. The court granted Caterpillar's motion for judgment as a matter of law and vacated the entire damage award. Int’l Constr. Prods. LLC v. Caterpillar Inc., No. 15-108-RGA (D. Del. Mar. 31, 2025).
• Represented Motorola in defending against Sherman Act monopolization counterclaims in patent infringement suit. The counterclaims were voluntarily dismissed with prejudice after filing of a motion to dismiss. STA Group LLC v. Motorola Sols., Inc., No. 2:23-cv-00030-JRG-RSP (E.D. Tex. June 21, 2024).
• Represented National Oilwell Varco in its 2018 acquisition of Vallourec S.A.’s drilling products division. The DOJ cleared the transaction without conditions after a 2-month investigation.
• Represented RealPage, Inc. in its 2017 acquisition of multifamily software assets from The Rainmaker Group. The DOJ cleared the transaction without conditions after issuance of a Second Request and an 8-month investigation.
• Represented a major automotive parts company as part of an extensive internal investigation to identify and contain risk from potential anticompetitive conduct.

While at the Antitrust Division, Mr. Carter was involved in several investigation, litigation, and trial teams that:

• Challenged Tribune Publishing’s attempted acquisition of Freedom Communications. The court granted a Temporary Restraining Order and Freedom was sold to a different buyer. United States v. Tribune Publishing Co., No. 2:16-cv-01822-AB-PJW (C.D. Cal. Mar. 18, 2016).
• Challenged Electrolux’s proposed acquisition of General Electric Appliances.The parties abandoned the deal after four weeks of trial.
• Challenged American Express’ merchant anti-steering rules under the Sherman Act.After a seven-week trial, the court issued an injunction barring enforcement of the rules. United States v. Am. Express Co., No. 1:10-cv-04496-NGG-RER (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 30, 2015).
• Challenged the proposed merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways.A few weeks before trial, the merging parties agreed to divest certain assets under a Consent Decree.
• Examined proposed mergers and potentially anticompetitive conduct in a variety of industries.