Gordon Spivack

Gordon Spivack
Born	c. 1928 New Haven, Connecticut
Died	August 6, 2000(2000-08-06) New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Yale University Yale Law School
Occupation	Antitrust lawyer

Gordon B. Spivack (c. 1928 – August 6, 2000) was a prominent American antitrust lawyer and former senior Justice Department official. As a lawyer for Coudert Brothers and earlier for the firm of Lord Day & Lord, both now defunct, Spivack's roster of clients included some of the nation's biggest companies, including Cargill, Chevron Corporation, Coca-Cola, Texas Utilities and Union Carbide.

Born in New Haven, Spivack graduated from Yale University in 1950. After graduation he joined the United States Army, becoming a sergeant first class in the Army's medical corps. Spivack returned to New Haven in 1952 to enroll in Yale Law School, from which he graduated first in the class of 1955. He then joined the Justice Department's antitrust division ultimately rising to its top career position as Chief of Field Operations where he supervised 350 trial attorneys. Among his many accomplishments at the Division was his work as the government's lead lawyer when it sued executives at General Electric and Westinghouse in 1960, accusing them of fixing the price of large electrical generators.

In 1967 Spivack returned to Yale Law School as a professor of antitrust law and civil procedure. Three years later, however, Lord Day & Lord hired him to start their antitrust group. In 1986, Spivack took himself, 17 other lawyers and all of his clients to Coudert Brothers. While in private practice Spivack represented in significant cases and investigations many major corporations. In 1978 he was appointed to serve on the President's Commission for the Revision of Antitrust Law and Procedures.

He died of colon cancer at his home in New Haven at age 71.

References

• Schiesel, Seth (2000-08-10). "Gordon Spivack, 71, Antitrust Lawyer and Ex-Justice Official". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E4DD163FF933A2575BC0A9669C8B63. 

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Name	Spivack, Gordon
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Date of birth	1928
Place of birth	New Haven, Connecticut
Date of death	August 6, 2000
Place of death	New Haven, Connecticut