Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Martin “Marty” Mackowski to its Competition – Antitrust Practice in Washington, DC. Mackowski joins from Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.), where he served as Associate General Counsel, Competition and Regulatory. 

At Meta, Mr. Mackowski provided strategic legal guidance on a broad range of novel and complex litigation, regulatory, and counseling issues at the cross-section of antitrust law and technology. Prior to joining Meta, he represented clients across a number of industries in a variety of sophisticated antitrust and competition matters.

“We welcome Marty to Squire Patton Boggs and our growing global Competition – Antitrust Practice,” said Diarmuid Ryan, global head of the firm’s Competition – Antitrust Practice. “As the antitrust landscape increasingly evolves both in the US and globally, Marty’s experience with a variety of high-stakes and complex antitrust, competition and regulatory matters will further strengthen the firm’s innovative services and offerings to our global client base, not only in the tech and digital markets sectors but more broadly. The antitrust stakes have never been higher for our clients and Marty brings a particular skillset and perspectives of great value.”

Mr. Mackowski supports clients on a wide variety of antitrust and competition matters, including litigation, merger reviews, government and internal investigations, and counseling regarding compliance with existing and emerging regulatory requirements.

Commenting on his arrival Mr. Mackowski said, “Antitrust and competition issues represent an increasingly important segment of legal work in the US and globally, particularly in the area of technology and digital markets, as businesses navigate a rapidly evolving landscape. I’m thrilled to join Squire Patton Boggs’ Competition-Antitrust team, as both the team and the Firm have a strong reputation for providing innovative solutions to help clients around the world achieve their strategic goals in this challenging environment. I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues to help advance these efforts.”

Mr. Mackowski earned his JD from Boston College Law School and his BA from Loyola University Chicago.