Mark C. Grundvig

Partner

Mark Grundvig, a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), focuses his practice on antitrust investigations and litigation, white collar criminal defense and litigation, government investigations, corporate compliance, and congressional investigations as a partner in Foley’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group.

Prior to Foley, Mark served nearly 25 years with the DOJ, most recently as Assistant Chief in the Washington Criminal II Section of the Antitrust Division. As Assistant Chief, Mark oversaw investigations and prosecutions of criminal violations of federal laws relating to competition matters, including price fixing, bid rigging, customer allocation, and fraud. Mark additionally supervised investigations and litigation handled by the office and provided training, direction, guidance, and approval on investigative plans, litigation strategy, plea resolutions, leniency applications, compliance proposals, and outreach efforts. He regularly coordinated with foreign jurisdictions and domestic agencies on case-related matters and served as a senior trial attorney for the Antitrust Division.

While Mark’s experience at the DOJ encompassed a wide range of enforcement actions across a broad range of industries, significant focuses of his were criminal antitrust enforcement in the health care industry, international cartel enforcement and the transportation industry, government procurement enforcement, corporate compliance, and leniency investigations.

Earlier in his career, Mark spent two years working on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, examining various competition issues.

Affiliations

  • Federal Bar Association, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section
  • Financial Chair (2021-2022)
  • Membership Chair (2022-2023)
  • Reuben Clark Law Society

Presentations

  • Co-author, “Members of Congress Call for DOJ to Investigate Possible Antitrust Violations in Oil Industry,” Foley Insights (June 18, 2024)
  • Speaker, White-Collar Crime Workshop, Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C. (October 2023)
  • Moderator, Antitrust Division Roundtable on ACPERA, Litigated Issues & Challenges (2019)
  • Speaker, Japanese Business Society Detroit (2017)
  • Visiting Instructor, Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica, Mexico City (2016)
  • Speaker, Virginia Bar Association Summer Meeting, Individual Accountability (2016)
  • Speaker, International Competition Network Cartel Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan (2014)
  • Participant, International Competition Network Cartel Workshop in San Salvador, El Salvador (2007)

Awards & Recognition

  • Antitrust Division, Hugh P. Morrison Award in recognition of long-term achievement and exemplary work ethic of a career litigator and litigation manager (2021)
  • Assistant Attorney General Award of Distinction (2018, 2022, 2023)

 

19 June 2024 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … the U.S. DOJ’s Safe Harbor Policy and What the Antitrust Division Requires

In October 2023, the Department of Justice announced a new Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy designed to encourage acquiring companies to voluntarily disclose criminal misconduct discovered at acquired companies in exchange for certain benefits and protections.
18 June 2024 Energy Current

Members of Congress Call for DOJ to Investigate Possible Antitrust Violations in Oil Industry

On May 30, 23 Senators signed a letter to the Attorney General, calling on the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to “use every tool” to investigate the oil industry for potential violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, including price fixing.
01 May 2024 Viewpoints

DOJ and FTC Raise Concerns about Overlapping Ownership in Public Utility Companies

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission filed a joint comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission raising concerns about FERC’s blanket authorization policy, which, among other things, allows holding companies, including investment companies, to acquire noncontrolling ownership interests in public utility companies, subject to certain conditions.
26 April 2024 Viewpoints

Noncompetes: What the FTC’s Rule May Mean for Health Care & Life Sciences Providers

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule, by a vote of 3-2, abolishing the vast majority of employee covenants not to compete across the United States
05 April 2024 In the News

Mark Grundvig’s Move to Foley Featured in Press

Recent lateral hire Mark Grundvig is featured in the press, including The National Law Journal article, “DOJ Antitrust Leaders Exit for Skadden, Foley & Lardner.”
01 April 2024 Press Releases

Foley Adds Former DOJ Assistant Chief Mark Grundvig to Antitrust Team

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Mark Grundvig has joined the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office.