Anne Y. Lee

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Anne Lee, co-chair of the firm's global Antitrust and Competition Law Practice Group, advises clients in complex antitrust litigation matters, strategic transactions, and government investigations. She represents clients before the DOJ and FTC on multi-jurisdictional mergers, competitor collaborations, and joint ventures, and she has litigated cases at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. Anne also provides antitrust counseling on a wide range of business conduct and compliance issues. A recognized leader in the area, Anne has been named to the “40 Under 40” rankings of both The National Law Journal and Global Competition Review.
Areas of Expertise

Regulatory and Public Policy

Antitrust/Competition

Antitrust Transactions

Antitrust Litigation

Cartel and Government Investigations

Global Compliance

Litigation and Investigations

Appellate and Supreme Court

State Attorneys General

Energy

Oil and Gas

Solar

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Litigation and Investigations

Life Sciences Transactions

Mining and Metals

Sports

Transportation

Technology
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Representative Matters
Antitrust Merger Review
- GE in its $21.4 billion sale of its BioPharma business to Danaher.
- The Walt Disney Company in its $71 billion acquisition of certain businesses of 21st Century Fox.
- CenturyLink in its $34 billion acquisition of Level 3 Communications.
- Vulcan Materials in its $900 million acquisition of Aggregates USA.
Expedia in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide, which was awarded "Merger Control Matter of the Year" by Global Competition Review.

Corporate clients on antitrust dimensions of complex joint ventures and collaborations.

Antitrust and Commercial Litigation

Facebook in federal antitrust lawsuit alleging monopolization and tying claims; case settled shortly before trial.

Agri Stats in consolidated putative antitrust class actions brought by direct and indirect poultry purchasers alleging a conspiracy to reduce output and raise the prices of broiler chickens.

Expedia in federal antitrust and consumer protection MDL litigation; obtained dismissal of all claims with prejudice.

Eli Lilly in federal antitrust and commercial litigation with business collaboration partner; successfully defeated motion for preliminary injunction that was affirmed on appeal.

National Football League in disputes involving antitrust and labor issues.

Leading electronics company in a multi-district class action antitrust litigation in U.S. District Court.

Civil and Criminal Investigations

Senior executive in an alleged market allocation criminal investigation.

Major manufacturer in an international price-fixing cartel investigation. DOJ closed its grand jury investigation without action.

Senior executives in an international criminal cartel investigation.

Pharmaceutical industry $41 billion FTC merger review.
Areas of Expertise

Regulatory and Public Policy

Antitrust/Competition

Antitrust Transactions

Antitrust Litigation

Cartel and Government Investigations

Global Compliance

Litigation and Investigations

Appellate and Supreme Court

State Attorneys General

Energy

Oil and Gas

Solar

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Litigation and Investigations

Life Sciences Transactions

Mining and Metals

Sports

Transportation

Technology

Credentials

Education	Columbia Law School, J.D., 2006 James Kent Scholar, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar Jane Marks Murphy Prize Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Articles Editor Harvard University, A.B., 2001 magna cum laude
Bar Admissions	District of Columbia Massachusetts New York
Judicial Clerkship	Hon. Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2007 - 2008 Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2006 - 2007
Pro Bono	First-chaired a criminal jury trial and secured a judgment of acquittal for a client accused of burglary and theft. Briefed and argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit challenging the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Representation of four same-sex couples, civil rights organizations, and an interfaith group of clergy in support of Washington, DC same-sex marriage legislation. Successful representation of a Peruvian citizen in filing her immigration petition under the Violence Against Women Act.
Accolades	Who’s Who Legal, Competition (2024) Global Competition Review, "Women in Antitrust" (2021) The National Law Journal, "DC Rising Star" (2019) Legal 500 US, Antitrust - Merger Control (2016) Global Competition Review’s "40 Under 40” (2015) Washington DC Super Lawyers, Antitrust Litigation "Rising Star" (2014-2019) Recognized by Working Mother as one of the "Working Mothers of the Year" (2012)
Memberships and Affiliations	American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Member Contributor, Antitrust Law Developments (7th edition) Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2016) Fellow, Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans (2004)
Previous Experience	Monitor Group, Consultant (2001-2003)

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