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Robert F. Leibenluft
Partner, Washington, D.C.

Bob Leibenluft's practice is devoted entirely to health and antitrust matters, including counseling and litigation regarding antitrust issues in the health, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries.

Upon completing law school, Bob worked as an attorney advisor in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s Office of Policy Planning, concentrating on health and antitrust matters. In 1981, he joined Hogan & Hartson and became a partner in the firm in 1989. He practiced health law at Hogan & Hartson until January 1996 when he rejoined the FTC as Assistant Director for Health Care in the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. As head of the Health Care Division, Bob supervised a 25-30 person staff engaged in the review of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures involving hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers, as well as conduct in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. He rejoined Hogan & Hartson again in September 1998.

Bob writes and lectures extensively on health law topics. His articles on health care matters have appeared in Health Affairs, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vanderbilt Law Review, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Business and Health, Pharmaceutical Executive, Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry, and other books and journals.

Hogan & Hartson Publications
03.27.2009 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 12." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

02.04.2009 "Omnicare v. UnitedHealth Group: Important considerations for companies exchanging information in a merger or acquisition context." Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

11.25.2008 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 11." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

08.12.2008 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 10." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

04.09.2008 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 9." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

03.25.2008 "Antitrust & Pharmaceuticals: U.S. and EU Authorities Focus Attention on Competition in Pharmaceutical Industry." Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

03.25.2008 "Antitrust & Pharmaceuticals: U.S. and EU Authorities Focus Attention on Competition in Pharmaceutical Industry." Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

12.06.2007 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 8." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

01.31.2007 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 5." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

10.12.2006 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 4." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

06.29.2006 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 3." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

03.10.2006 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Issue 2." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

12.12.2005 "Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update: Inaugural Issue." Life Sciences: Competition & Antitrust Update, Hogan & Hartson LLP

Published Works
January 2009 "Hospital-Physician Collaborations: Antitrust and Health Care Fraud and Abuse Considerations." The Health Law Handbook, 2009, Thomson Reuters

April 2007 "Guidance for Clinical Integration." Working Paper, American Hospital Association

PRACTICES/INDUSTRIES
Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Protection
Health
Hospitals
Life Sciences
Antitrust Litigation
EDUCATION
J.D., Order of the Coif, University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, 1980 B.A., magna cum laude, Yale University, 1973
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Fellow, Past Vice President, and Member of the Board of Directors, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Co-chair, State Antitrust Enforcement Committee, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
  • Former Chair, Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
AWARDS/RANKINGS
  • Best of the Best USA, Top 25 for Health Care, 2009
  • Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers, 2008-2009
  • Chambers USA, Health Care, 2006-2008
  • Nightingale's Healthcare News, Outstanding Health Care Antitrust Lawyer, 2005
  • Guide to the Leading US Health Care Lawyers, 2005