Stephen Wu is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. He focuses his practice on antitrust litigation, defending mergers and acquisitions before antitrust enforcement agencies, and counseling clients on antitrust compliance issues. Stephen has been recognized as a “rising star” by The National Law Journal and a member of its “Chicago’s 40 Under 40.”

Stephen has defended clients in litigation against federal and state antitrust and unfair competition claims, and represented clients in criminal antitrust investigations. For mergers and acquisitions, Stephen has defended transactions before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Stephen has also counseled clients on healthcare antitrust, pricing and distribution, standards-setting, and compliance with consumer protection laws. Stephen has represented clients in a wide variety of industries including: healthcare, biotechnology, information technology, aerospace, consumer products, energy, and food.

Prior to joining the Firm, Stephen was an attorney for the FTC, where he received an Award for Meritorious Service and its Stephen Nye Award, the FTC’s highest award given to a junior attorney, in 2001.

Stephen is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Northern District of Ohio, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits.

Stephen is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law, and has for several years served as a faculty member for the Practicing Law Institute’s Annual Antitrust Law Institute. He is also an active member of the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, including serving as a Board member of its Law Foundation. Stephen also received the Firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Award in 2010 for his pro bono efforts.