Private Equity and Antitrust Enforcement: New HSR Rule Compliance; Trump Administration’s Priorities

Ms. Marcellino is a partner in the Asset Management and Corporate & Financial Services Departments and Chair of the firm's Professional Development Committee. She routinely advises private capital sponsors and stakeholders on a broad range of strategic transactions and complex initiatives in the business of asset management. Ms. Marcellino's practice includes traditional fund formation (including for private equity, venture capital, credit and fund of funds), cross-fund and GP-led transactions, liquidity solutions, spin-out transactions, GP stake sales and joint ventures. She also regularly advises on management company arrangements, carried interest incentive plans, succession planning and co-investment matters, as well as related regulatory and compliance considerations. Ms. Marcellino also advises emerging managers and family offices in the establishment of their firms and investment funds.

Mr. Powell is a partner in the Litigation Department and serves as the Co-Chair of both Willkie’s Antitrust and Competition and Pro Bono Practice Groups. She advises clients on antitrust issues in the context of mergers and acquisitions and represents clients in merger reviews and enforcement actions by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. state antitrust enforcement agencies. Mr. Powell also represents clients in a wide range of non-merger antitrust investigations, class action litigation, and other antitrust disputes. His antitrust experience spans a range of industries, including asset management, consumer goods, defense, energy, financial services, health care, hospitality, insurance, payment cards, pharmaceuticals, retail, transportation, and technology, among others. Mr. Powell also has represented clients in corporate governance, employment, First Amendment, restructuring, securities, and other general commercial litigation matters.

Ms. Richard is counsel in the Litigation Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York. She advises clients on all antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including substantive antitrust analysis and counseling, merger investigations, and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance. Ms. Richard represents clients in a wide range of industries in their filings and merger reviews by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and competition agencies across jurisdictions.