Simpson most recently served the world’s largest publicly-traded international oil and gas company as its senior counsel for antitrust and trade regulation. He will reside in Sonnenschein’s Washington, D.C., office as part of its Energy, Antitrust and Competition, and Global Services practices.
The move comes prior to Sonnenschein’s pending merger with Denton Wilde, which is slated to go live Sept. 30.
“The breadth of our global energy practice, particularly in light of the pending combination to create SNR Denton, continues to demand the type of expertise Carter has mastered in years of service representing the world’s largest oil company,” said Clinton A. Vince, chair of Sonnenschein’s Global Energy practice. “The diversity of his practice across key emerging areas, including antitrust, FCPA, and export control and sanctions is a wonderful complement to our energy sector strength.”
At ExxonMobil, Simpson advised the company on U.S., EU and other international antitrust laws applicable to a variety of business settings. This included information exchanges, benchmarking, standard setting and industry trade matters.
“Sonnenschein’s energy capabilities are extremely impressive and I am very excited to be here in advance of the SNR Denton combination in the fall,” said Simpson. “Energy will be a core strength of the new firm.”