Bio
Thomas Greene is an adjunct professor of law at UC Law SF in San Francisco. He has taught antitrust law at Hastings since 2016 and co-organized academic symposia on new directions in antitrust.
He is a trial attorney with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where his practice includes both civil and criminal antitrust enforcement actions
He was previously special trial counsel for the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition where he led successful challenges to major health care mergers in Idaho and Illinois.
He served in the California Attorney General’s Office where he was chief of antitrust. Among other cases, he successfully argued an appeal to the United States Supreme Court vindicating indirect purchaser remedies under state antitrust law, California v. ARC America Corp., 490 U.S. 93 (1989), and served as national class counsel in California v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. He was chair of the Multistate Antitrust Task Force of the National Association of Attorneys General.
In addition to antitrust litigation, he led special task forces litigating cases against major tobacco manufacturers and energy companies. He subsequently served as Chief Assistant Attorney General for the Public Rights Division, the public protection arm of the California Attorney General’s Office.
He has received a number of honors, including:
- Antitrust Lawyer of the Year Award from the California Lawyer Association’s Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section
- Marvin Award from the National Association of Attorneys General for national leadership
- Janet D. Steiger Award from the Federal Trade Commission for leading a trial team in a successful merger trial to verdict
- Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service for service on a trial team for an international cartel case
He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the former chair of the California Lawyer Association’s Litigation and Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Sections.
Accomplishments
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Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the California Bar -
Marvin Award
Bestowed by the National Association of Attorneys General for national leadership in effective multi-state antitrust litigation. -
Janet D. Steiger Award
Awarded by the Federal Trade Commission for leadership of the St. Luke’s litigation team