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Roger W. Fones Partner
Email: rfones@mofo.com Phone: (202) 887-6931 Fax: (202) 887-0763  Download vCard |
Mr. Fones is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Law Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. office of Morrison & Foerster. Prior to joining the firm, he was with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice for nearly 30 years and most recently served as Chief of the Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section for more than ten years. He is a leading expert in antitrust issues affecting regulated and partially regulated industries, particularly the airline and electric utility sectors.
Mr. Fones was involved in many high-profile matters while at the Department of Justice, including supervision of the Department’s lawsuits against American Airlines for monopolizing its Dallas-Ft. Worth hub and Northwest Airlines for buying control of Continental Airlines. He supervised every airline merger investigation in the past 15 years, and the Department’s appearances before the Department of Transportation. Mr. Fones also supervised numerous investigations and cases by the Department in the gas, electric and oilfield service industries, as well as in agriculture processing sectors (e.g., grain, corn syrup, dairy and seed technology).
Mr. Fones received his J.D. summa cum laude and an M.A. in economics from Ohio State University. He received his B.A. with high honors from Denison University.
Representative Matters
- American Airlines : Settlement of alleged violations of 1994 consent decree in U.S. v. Airline Tariff Publishing Co., et al. , resulting in a $3 million civil penalty and 7-year injunction.
- United Airlines/US Airways : Merger abandoned after DOJ announced it would sue.
- Northwest and Continental Airline s: Section 7 complaint, litigation, and divestiture settlement during trial challenging Northwest’s purchase of a controlling
block of Continental stock.
- American Airlines/British Airways : Successful opposition at Department of Transportation to proposed international airline alliance.
- Enova/Pacific Enterprises : Section 7 complaint and divestiture settlement of challenge to vertical (gas/electric) merger.
