ProfessionalsEyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel
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An experienced antitrust counselor and litigator, Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel is Deputy Co-Chair of the Antitrust Practice Group and a partner in the Litigation Department. Tee advises clients on a broad range of antitrust issues, including those impacting their interests and operations around the world, leveraging her experience both within the senior ranks of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and in private practice.
Tee was recently recognized by Chambers USA as an “Up and Coming” lawyer in the 2024 Antitrust (NY) category, by Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in the Antitrust: Cartel category and a “Rising Star” for Competition by Law360 in 2023. In recognition of her achievement and exemplary work ethic, Tee was awarded the “John Hughes Award for Excellence in Cartel Enforcement” by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2022 and was named to Savoy Magazine’s 2024 “Most Influential Lawyers” list.
EXPERIENCE
Tee has extensive experience representing global clients in antitrust litigation, complex investigations and regulatory matters. She has secured antitrust clearances from the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, European Commission and numerous national competition authorities, and has defended clients in civil and criminal investigations across North America, Europe, Africa and the Asia-Pacific.
Recent notable representations as antitrust counsel include:
- Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in its acquisition of WorkForce Software, a premier workforce management solutions provider.
- Charlesbank Capital Partners and its portfolio company Neptune Retail Solutions in Neptune's all-cash take-private acquisition of Quotient Technology, a Utah-based software development company.
- Wynnchurch Capital, LP and its portfolio company Mattress Warehouse as the divestiture buyers in a vertical merger investigation and litigation by the FTC challenging Tempur Sealy International’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of the Mattress Firm Group.
- Redfin in multiple federal antitrust class actions brought on behalf of nationwide classes of home sellers and home buyers alleging that the National Association of REALTORS® and brokerages conspired to inflate commissions paid by consumers.
- Spirit Airlines, in a merger investigation and litigation by the DOJ challenging its $3.8 billion sale to JetBlue Airways, and related private litigation.
- A multinational manufacturing chemical company in an investigation conducted by the DOJ into allegations of collusion in the fragrance industry and related civil litigation.
- A multinational ticketing company in connection with a civil conduct investigation and litigation by the DOJ into allegedly anticompetitive conduct in ticketing and concert promotion services.
Tee previously served in leadership and trial counsel roles in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. As Assistant Chief in the DOJ's Antitrust Division, she supervised and prosecuted international cartel and labor enforcement cases, updated the Corporate Leniency Policy and directed the Procurement Collusion Strike Force. She also co-chaired the Division’s Diversity Committee and represented the Division on the Attorney General's Diversity Council. Earlier in her DOJ career, Tee served as counsel to the Division's assistant attorney general advising on legal and policy matters, including compliance, international coordination, and investigations in regulated industries such as healthcare and financial services.
BOARDS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Tee is a member of the American Bar Association and a committee vice-chair of its Antitrust Law Section, and an Executive Committee member of the New York State Bar Association’s Antitrust Section. She has spoken at many conferences on antitrust and competition trends and developments and served on the faculty of several antitrust programs, including the ABA Antitrust Section’s In-House Institute, International Cartel Workshop and Antitrust Masters Course.