• United States v. Sabre Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-04-22
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Federal Government | Technology Media and Telecom | Travel and Tourism
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David C. Weiss, Laura D. Hatcher, Shamoor Anis, United States Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Julie S. Elmer, Scott A. Westrich, Sarah P. McDonough, Robert A. Lepore, Aaron Comenetz, Brian E. Hanna, Craig W. Conrath, Dylan M. Carson, Rachel A. Flipse, Michael T. Nash, Jeremy P. Evans, Vittorio Cottafavi, Seth J. Wiener, John A. Holler, Grant A. Bermann and Katherine A. Celeste, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Joseph O. Larkin, Veronica A. Bartholomew, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tara L. Reinhart, Steven C. Sunshine, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC; Matthew M. Martino, Michael H. Meni-tove and Evan R. Kreiner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for Sabre defendants. Daniel A. Mason, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kenneth A. Gallo, Jonathan S. Kanter, Joseph J. Bial and Daniel J. Howley, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC for defendants Farelogix Inc. and Sandler Capital Partners V, LP.

    Case Number: D68956

    The government failed to demonstrate a relevant market in this case involving companies that provided airline booking ser-vices, so the court allowed the merger to proceed.