Carter C. Simpson

Carter Simpson is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Simpson’s civil litigation practice focuses on antitrust, privacy, and cybersecurity investigations and litigation.

With over a decade of experience in claims assessment, early and alternative dispute resolution, and high-stakes trial and appellate litigation, Ms. Simpson advises and represents clients across a range of industries in civil and criminal antitrust investigations, merger challenges, and cases involving antitrust, business torts, RICO, false advertising, deceptive trade practices, data breach, employment, and intellectual property claims. She has particular expertise on supply chain and data management disputes and in the technology and retail sectors.

Ms. Simpson maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes regularly partnering with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on policy initiatives and federal litigation. She is a member of the firm’s pro bono committee. Ms. Simpson also served four years as a D.C. Bar delegate to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, and she is a past chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Civil Rights and Social Justice Committee. Following law school, she worked as a judicial law clerk on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.