Ian John is an antitrust and competition partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on advising clients and representing them before the antitrust enforcement authorities on matters relating to mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, including complex cross-border transactions. He has represented clients from a diverse range of industries, including aerospace, beef processing, beer, building material, chemicals, computer hardware and software, defense, fertilizer, financial products, food and beverage, insurance, managed care, media and telecommunications, medical products, natural gas exploration, pharmaceuticals, precious metals mining, production and transportation, satellites, semiconductors, skilled nursing facilities, student transportation and various consumer goods. Ian has appeared before the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Defense, state antitrust authorities, the Canadian Bureau of Competition and the European Commission, representing a number of major corporations in connection with antitrust investigations of merger and acquisition transactions, both consensual and contested.