Alexandra Lewis
Subscribe to Alexandra Lewis's PostsAlexandra Lewis focuses her practice on antitrust and competition law, including antitrust litigation and compliance matters, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. Alexandra’s experience includes working on ongoing investigations into price fixing, bid rigging, insider trading, sale of unregistered securities and corresponding litigation matters. Alexandra also conducts research on issues in antitrust law and criminal law and procedure. Read Alexandra Lewis's full bio.
Cartel Corner | July 2023
By Justin P. Murphy, Paul M. Thompson, Stéphane Dionnet, Han Cui, Reese Poncia, Alexandra Lewis, Graham Hyman, Nabil Lakhal, Glenna Siegel and Bailey K. Sanders on Jul 13, 2023
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
In the first half of 2023, antitrust enforcers remained remarkably busy both in the United States (US) and across the European Union (EU). The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division (Division) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have continued their aggressive and novel effort to drag antitrust enforcement into the labor markets. The DOJ...
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Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q4 2022
By Alexandra Lewis, Jon B. Dubrow, Joel R. Grosberg and Matt Evola on Jan 19, 2023
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
Topics covered in this edition: • DOJ Sees First Merger Win After String of Losses • FTC Brings Suit Against Microsoft/Activision • Updated Merger Guidelines Expected Soon • Merger Fees Changing • The EC Launches a Consultation on Its Draft Revised Market Definition Notice • UK Orders a Chinese Firm to Divest Its 83% Controlling...
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DOJ Publishing Win May Mean More Labor, Salary Challenges
By Alexandra Lewis and Joel R. Grosberg on Nov 30, 2022
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
US District Judge Florence Pan’s decision to block Penguin Random House LLC’s planned $2.2 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster represented the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division’s first major merger win following a string of losses this fall. Judge Pan’s decision is significant because she accepted the DOJ’s theory that the merger would...
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Cartel Corner | August 2022
By Justin P. Murphy, Paul M. Thompson, Han Cui, Alexandra Lewis and Reese Poncia on Aug 31, 2022
Posted In Agriculture, Cartel Enforcement, Consumer Protection/Privacy, DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
Without question, 2022 has been a remarkably busy time for the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division (Division). Over just a few months, the Division rolled out meaningful revisions to its leniency policy aimed at encouraging prompt reporting of criminal violations, announced that it will (for the first time in nearly 50 years) bring...
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Heard on Day One of 2022 Antitrust Law Spring Meeting
By Lisa P. Rumin, Anthony S. Ferrara, Reese Poncia, Alexandra Lewis, Graham Hyman, Joshua W. Eastby and Han Cui on Apr 7, 2022
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Joint Ventures/Competitor Collaboration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
This week, the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section kicked off its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, which features updates from the antitrust enforcers and substantive discussions on today’s most pressing antitrust issues. In this post, we share key takeaways from the first day of the Spring Meeting. Agencies Continue to Be Hostile to...
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Cartel Corner | March 2022
By Justin P. Murphy, Paul M. Thompson, Han Cui, Joshua W. Eastby, Anthony S. Ferrara, Alexandra Lewis and Reese Poncia on Mar 21, 2022
Posted In Agriculture, Cartel Enforcement, Consumer Protection/Privacy, DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division) has continued to actively investigate and pursue alleged criminal violations of antitrust laws and collusive activity in government procurement. US Attorney General Merrick Garland noted in a March 2022 speech at the ABA Institute on White Collar Crime that the Division ended last fiscal year “with...
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Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q1 2021
By Alexandra Lewis on May 4, 2021
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
As the United States rounds the corner toward getting the COVID-19 epidemic under control within its borders, the US antitrust enforcers have seen a major spike in Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings. In addition, the healthcare and technology industries can expect to remain under close watch by US enforcement agencies as the Biden administration continues to...
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Expect More Criminal Enforcement & What You Can Do to Minimize Your Risk
By Justin P. Murphy and Alexandra Lewis on Apr 16, 2021
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments
OVERVIEW Antitrust cartel and related collusive scheme enforcement is poised to increase. Several factors support this: (1) the Antitrust Division (the Division) has a 10% budget increase for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021; (2) proposed legislation that would increase its budget by $300 million; (3) Democratic administrations have traditionally been more aggressive in enforcing antitrust laws;...
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