Profile

Since his days as a trial lawyer in the Antitrust Division of the United States Justice Department, John Graybeal's practice has focused primarily in the areas of antitrust and trade regulation, both litigation and counseling.

Mr. Graybeal taught the antitrust law course at the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill from 1995 to 2000. He has also provided volunteer legal services to the North Carolina Justice Center in Raleigh for several years.

Experience Highlights

• Represents a wide variety of clients in the insurance, manufacturing and distribution and health care industries, including corporations, trade associations and individuals
• Assists with the implementation of antitrust compliance programs to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
• Routinely defends clients involved in federal antitrust grand jury and civil investigations
• Represents clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions under scrutiny by the Antitrust Division of the United States Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission

News

• Business North Carolina Names 16 Attorneys to 2012 Legal Elite
  January 9, 2012
• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• John Graybeal Featured in NCBA’s Antitrust News
  Antitrust News
  August 26, 2011
• Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 10, 2011
• Business North Carolina Names 13 Attorneys to 2011 Legal Elite
  Firm Partner Catharine Biggs Arrowood “Top Vote-Getter” for Antitrust
  January 21, 2011
• The FTC's Intel Case Serves as a Reminder that Single Firm Conduct can also Violate the Antitrust Laws
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  November 18, 2010
• Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Issue Revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  August 31, 2010
• Leniency Programs and Increased Criminal Penalties make Antitrust Compliance Programs Essential
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  August 25, 2010
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• Supreme Court Decision in American Needle Increases Antitrust Risks for Joint Ventures
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  July 15, 2010
• Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 11, 2010
• Twelve Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2010
  January 4, 2010
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  July 30, 2009
• Chambers USA 2009 Recognizes Parker Poe As Leading Law Firm
  June 12, 2009
• Parker Poe Attorney Inaugural Recipient of Distinguished Service Award
  The North Carolina Bar Association
  April 3, 2009
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2009
  January 1, 2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  October 1, 2008
• Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 16, 2008
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2008
  January 14, 2008
• 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
  September 14, 2007
• Chambers USA 2007 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 26, 2007
• Fifteen Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite"
  January 8, 2007
• Seventeen Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite"
  January 20, 2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America and the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina
  February 28, 2005
• Parker Poe is Pleased to Announce that John F. Graybeal Has Rejoined the Firm in its Raleigh Office
  February 24, 2005

Publications

"Unfair Trade Practices, Antitrust and Consumer Welfare in North Carolina," 80 North Carolina Law Review 1927, 2002

Memberships

• Chatham County Planning Board
  Member, 1994-2000; Chair, 1999-2000