William E. Berlin

Attorney | Washington, D.C.

Phone: (202) 370-9582
| Fax: (202) 370-9589

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About William

Bill Berlin is a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office and heads the firm's antitrust practice group. Bill concentrates his practice on counseling and defending hospitals, health systems, physicians and other health care providers in federal and state antitrust enforcement agency investigations, as well as litigation, involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and provider networks, exclusionary conduct by dominant firms and contracting provisions between hospitals, physicians and health plans. His litigation and government investigations frequently involve managing difficult procedural issues, including large-scale electronic discovery. Bill also serves as a monitor, arbitrator and mediator in antitrust disputes between health care entities. Prior to joining Hall Render, he was in private practice and served as a senior trial attorney with the Antitrust Division's Health Care Task Force of the U.S. Department of Justice where he led investigations and litigation of both merger and non-merger civil antitrust cases. Most recently, Bill was appointed Monitoring Trustee by the Department of Justice and approved by the court to oversee two multi-billion dollar merger divestitures.

EDUCATION

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.A., cum laude - 1985

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. - 1988

ADMITTED TO BAR

  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia
  • Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
  • Supreme Court of Virginia
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

memberships

  • American Health Law Association - Antitrust Practice Group; Registered Arbitrator and Mediator; AHLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Service

Experience

  • Monitoring Trustee, U.S. v. ABI SA/NV (SAB Miller), et al. – 2016-Present
  • Monitoring Trustee, U.S. v. ABI SA/NV (Modelo), et al. – 2013-2017
  • Private Practice – 2003-2016
  • Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division – 1995-2003
  • Private Practice – 1988-1995

honors

  • The Legal 500 – 2013
  • Listed in Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers – 2012-2015, 2017-2020
  • Selected by Nightingale’s Healthcare News as an “Outstanding Antitrust Lawyer” – 2008
  • BTI M&A Client Service All-Stars – 2021

Civic Involvement

  • Arlington Retirement Housing Corp. - Former Member and Secretary, Board of Directors