Francis M. Fryscak is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition practice group and a member of the Cooley LLP Business department. He joined the Firm in 1999 and is resident in the Palo Alto office.

Mr. Fryscak's practice is concentrated on antitrust matters, and he has been recognized as a leading antitrust lawyer by Chambers USA. He provides antitrust counseling on issues arising out of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution arrangements, price discrimination, and corporate antitrust compliance. He has worked closely with clients in numerous high profile antitrust investigations brought by the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and foreign antitrust regulatory agencies, including Adobe Systems Incorporated's acquisition of Macromedia, Siebel Systems, Inc.'s acquisition by Oracle, and InVision Technologies acquisition by General Electric Company (GE). He also assists the firm's clients in obtaining antitrust clearance for mergers, joint ventures, and other acquisitions that require notification pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.