Kara Kuritz is a counsel in Goodwin’s Antitrust & Competition practice. Her practice focuses on assessing antitrust risk in mergers and acquisitions, advising clients on how to navigate any antitrust risk, and working to ensure clients comply with U.S. and global premerger notification requirements. Ms. Kuritz advocates on behalf of clients before the Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, and state regulators in inquiries or investigations into mergers, acquisitions, or business conduct and policies. She also provides antitrust counseling on issues such as diligence and pre-closing conduct, information sharing, competitor collaborations, and interlocking directorates.
Ms. Kuritz joined Goodwin from the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served as the Antitrust Division’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) Specialist. At the DOJ, Ms. Kuritz advised the Antitrust Division on application of the HSR Act, interlocking directorate issues, and antitrust policy issues. She liaised on behalf of the Antitrust Division with the FTC on HSR Act regulations, rulemakings, guidance, and enforcement actions.
Prior to joining the DOJ, Ms. Kuritz was an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC. She has also worked as a law clerk in the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.
Ms. Kuritz is a member of the American Bar Association. She is an active member of the Section of Antitrust Law, where she previously served as Vice Chair of the Antitrust-Consumer Protection Daily Digest Committee for several years.
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Award of Distinction, 2017
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Award of Distinction, 2015
Publications
Co-author with S. Sher, "The Innovation Costs of a Flawed Patent System," MLex Magazine, October-December 2011
Co-author with S. Silber, "Product Switching in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Ripe for Antitrust Scrutiny?" Journal of Generic Medicines, January 12, 2010
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, ABA Section of Antitrust Law Merger Practice Workshop, October 2018
Speaker, ABA Section of Antitrust Law Merger Practice Workshop, September 2017
Speaker, “HSR Exemptions: Running Out of Gas?” American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, March 2017
Speaker, “Mitigating Antitrust Risks in Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions: What Every Firm Needs to Know in 2015,” Knowledge Group Webcast, June 2015
Speaker, “Getting Back to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Basics,” American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Program, November 20, 2013
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