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Anne Lee represents clients in complex commercial and antitrust litigation and has litigated cases at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. She represents clients in connection with civil and criminal investigations before the DOJ and FTC. In addition to her litigation work, she advises clients on a range of antitrust issues, including antitrust compliance and merger analysis and was recently named to Global Competition Review’s “40 Under 40.” Prior to attending law school, Ms. Lee worked for Monitor Group as a management strategy consultant with a focus in the health care space.
- Represented 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.
- Represented Facebook in federal antitrust lawsuit alleging monopolization and tying claims.
- Represented Expedia in federal antitrust and consumer protection MDL litigation; obtained dismissal of all claims with prejudice.
- Represented Eli Lilly in federal antitrust and commercial litigation with business partner; successfully defeated motion for preliminary injunction that was affirmed on appeal.
- Successful representation of Vulcan Materials in its $900 MM acquisition of Aggregates USA.
- Successful representation of Expedia in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide.
- Representing the National Football League in disputes involving antitrust and labor issues.
- Advising corporate clients on antitrust dimensions of complex joint ventures and collaborations.
- Representation of a major manufacturer in an international price-fixing cartel investigation. DOJ closed its grand jury investigation without action.
- Representation of a leading electronics company in a multi-district class action antitrust litigation in U.S. District Court.
- Representation of a pharmaceutical company in a False Claims Act litigation in U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
- Representation of pharmaceutical companies in product liability suits.
- Representation of senior executives in an international criminal cartel investigation.
- Assisted with the FTC review of a $41 billion merger in the pharmaceutical industry.
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.
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Member
- Contributor, Antitrust Law Developments (7th edition)
Previous Experience
- Monitor Group, Consultant (2001-2003)
July 29, 2019
WASHINGTON—The National Law Journal has named Covington partner Anne Lee a “DC Rising Star,” recognizing her as one of the “region’s 40 most promising lawyers age 40 and under.” Recently named co-chair of Covington’s Global Antitrust practice, Ms. Lee represents clients in complex commercial and antitrust litigation and has litigated cases at the trial and ...
DOJ to Credit Compliance Programs and Consider Deferred Prosecution Agreements in Cartel Cases
July 15, 2019, Covington Alert
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has long been out-of-step with the rest of the DOJ in refusing to consider the compliance programs of corporate antitrust offenders in charging or sentencing decisions. But on July 11, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim announced fundamental and sweeping changes to the Division’s approach to ...
November 1, 2017
WASHINGTON—Covington represented CenturyLink in its acquisition of Level 3 Communications in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $34 billion. The acquisition closed today. The firm assisted Century Link in obtaining regulatory approvals by the Federal Communications Commission and state public utilities regulators, and in national security ...
How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
August 20, 2017, Law360
Law360 features Covington in an article examining how "firms are making substantial progress on diversifying their ranks." According to Anne Lee, "The firm is thoughtful about creating opportunities for developing attorneys, and that’s what has kept me here. It’s helping me grow.” Michael Imbroscio describes that firm's program where diverse recruits who have ...
Covington Wins ‘Merger Control Matter of the Year’ Award
April 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC — Global Competition Review has selected Expedia’s $1.3 billion acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide as its “Merger Control Matter of the Year - Americas” at the GCR Awards 2016. Covington partners Thomas Barnett and Anne Lee served as lead antitrust counsel to Expedia during the transaction. The acquisition triggered a U.S. Department of Justice ...
February 10, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC - The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has chosen Covington partner Anne Lee to be a member of its 2016 class of Fellows. The program is designed to build relationships and leadership skills that can be passed down to future generations of leaders in the legal profession. Tammy Albarrán, Co-Chair of Diversity Initiatives at Covington ...
December 10, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, December 10, 2015 - Global Competition Review has named Covington partner Anne Lee to its “40 Under 40” list, profiling 40 of the world’s top young antitrust lawyers, enforcers and in-house counsel. Ms. Lee represents clients in complex commercial and antitrust litigation, including cases at the trial and appellate levels in both state and ...
December 22, 2014
WASHINGTON, December 22, 2014 — The Global Competition Review (GCR) has named Covington & Burling to its Global Elite, a list of the top 20 competition practices worldwide, ranking it among the top practices in both Brussels and Washington, D.C. Each year, GCR undertakes extensive analysis of competition law groups in 50 jurisdictions around the world. In ...
LabCorp Acquires Covance In $6.1B In Cash-Stock Deal
November 3, 2014, Law360
Covington partners Thomas Barnett, Miranda Cole and Anne Lee provided antitrust counsel to research firm Covance in this $6 billion deal in which Covance was acquired by Laboratory Corp of America Holdings.
Washington-area appointments and promotions for Oct. 20
October 20, 2014, The Washington Post
"Covington & Burling of the District appointed Ashley Bass, Robin Blaney, Krista Carver, Jeffrey Davidson, Nicole Duclos, Shankar Duraiswamy, Scott Freling, David Garr, Jason Goldberg, Andrew Lazerow, Michael Lechliter, Anne Lee, Scott Schrader, Nathan Shafroth and Ranganath Sudarshan partners."
Covington Promotes 15 Lawyers to Partnership
October 1, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2014 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that it has elected 15 lawyers to its partnership effective today. “Our new partners come from six firm offices and practice in a variety of areas that are of great importance to the firm’s clients,” said Timothy Hester, chair of Covington’s management committee. “These are all superb ...
Covington boosts US antitrust partnership by three
October 1, 2014, Global Competition Review
Ashley Bass, Andrew Lazerow and Anne Lee are featured in this article on their recent promotion to the partnership: "Covington & Burling has three new US antitrust partners this morning after voting to promote Ashley Bass, Andrew Lazerow and Anne Lee to the partnership in a meeting on Monday." "Lazerow, 44, who fielded questions about abortion pills and ...
- 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" (2014-2017)
- Recognized by Working Mother as one of the "Working Mothers of the Year" (2012)
Practices
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