Terry practices antitrust law in our Washington, DC office. Previously he served as commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission (1983-1990) where he was acting chairman during 1985 and 1986, and later as a member of the Irish Competition Authority and director of the Criminal Cartels Division. During that period, he was an active member of advisory committees for the EU Competition Directorate.

Following his graduation from the Cornell Law School, where he was articles editor of the Law Review, he practiced with Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro. From 1974-1983, Terry was professor of law at Vanderbilt School of Law teaching courses on antitrust law. Following his term on the FTC, he returned to private practice with the Pillsbury firm until his appointment in Ireland. In addition to Vanderbilt, he has taught antitrust law at Duke University School of Law (2000), the Harvard Law School (1998-2001), Trinity College, Dublin (2004-2005) and Cornell Law School (2006).

Terry has served as chairman of several ABA Antitrust Section committees and two terms on its governing council. He is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on the advisory board of the Antitrust Bulletin. Terry has written and spoken extensively on antitrust issues. He is listed as a leading antitrust and regulatory lawyer in many guides and directories and was recently named one of the top 20 antitrust lawyers globally by Who’s Who Legal published by Law Business Research.

While in private practice, Terry has worked on acquisitions/joint ventures in a very large number of industries and their review by numerous competition agencies. He has participated in civil and criminal investigations in many industries by both federal and state authorities. He has also provided antitrust counselling to a large number of companies and several trade associations.

Contact details

terry.calvani
@freshfields.com

  • Washington, DC office
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    Washington, DC 20004-2692
    United States
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