Antitrust Enforcement 2026 Update: Federal Recalibration, Rising State HSR Regimes, and Deal Strategies

Ms. Browdie is a strategic counselor to many of the world’s most innovative companies, solving clients’ antitrust issues, guiding transactions through merger review and representing clients in government investigations and litigation. Working with clients in a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on life sciences and tech, she has helped secure critical wins in diverse cases and has experience in matters before the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state antitrust authorities. Ms. Browdie also counsels clients on a variety of topics, including pricing practices, licensing of intellectual property and other distribution issues. She is an active member of the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section, currently serving as a vice chair on the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee. Ms. Browdie previously held various positions on the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, the Federal Civil Enforcement Committee and the Presidential Transition Task Force. She was also an editor of the two-volume Antitrust Law Developments (Ninth Edition), the premier antitrust treatise. 

Mr. Grundvig, a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), focuses his practice on antitrust investigations and litigation, white collar criminal defense and litigation, government investigations, corporate compliance, and congressional investigations as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. He has provided antitrust counseling and training for companies operating in a variety of industries and has provided antitrust risk assessment guidance reflecting enforcement priorities. He has also conducted internal investigations for companies facing potential antitrust exposure in various jurisdictions. Prior to Foley, Mr. Grundvig served over 25 years with the DOJ, most recently as Assistant Chief in Washington, D.C., with a criminal office of the Antitrust Division. As Assistant Chief, he oversaw investigations and prosecutions of criminal violations of federal laws relating to competition matters, including price fixing, bid rigging, customer allocation, and fraud. Mr. Grundvig additionally supervised investigations and litigation handled by the office and provided training, direction, guidance, and approval on investigative plans, litigation strategy, plea resolutions, leniency applications, compliance proposals, and outreach efforts. He regularly coordinated with foreign jurisdictions and domestic agencies on case-related matters and served as a senior trial attorney for the Antitrust Division.