Kavita Pillai

Kavita Pillai represents clients in a wide variety of antitrust matters, with a focus on government investigations. She regularly represents clients in merger reviews by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, including leading efforts to respond to Second Requests. She counsels clients on regulatory risk throughout the transaction process, with a focus on advising clients on strategies to avoid prolonged investigations. Kavita also represents clients facing antitrust conduct investigations by federal and state enforcers. She often represents companies facing overlapping investigations in multiple jurisdictions and is well regarded for her ability to work closely with colleagues and others across the globe to coordinate strategies and responses. She understands the nuances of competition law in Europe, the UK, and in other jurisdictions, how they differ from the U.S. framework, and how to be sensitive to those nuances when developing legal arguments. Kavita maintains a robust counseling practice, providing antitrust risk assessments of a variety of business activities and conduct, including, for example, of vertical distribution arrangements.