Renata Hesse is co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Antitrust Group. Her practice focuses on representing some of the world’s biggest companies on a range of high-stakes antitrust matters, including antitrust counseling, cartels and merger clearance. Ms. Hesse is frequently recognized as a leading and influential antitrust lawyer, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property matters in high-tech industries. She joined S&C in 2017 following a distinguished career in government, including leading the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice twice as Acting Assistant Attorney General and serving that division for more than 15 years.