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Alex Wilts

Editor, GCR USA

Alex oversees GCR USA from our office in Washington, DC. She has covered a variety of beats for several outlets, including Reuters, Reorg and The Independent. She first joined GCR in 2016 as a reporter and returned in August 2020 as an editor. Born in El Paso, Texas, she graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2015 with degrees in marketing and journalism.

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FTC investigation into Musk’s HSR compliance would focus on intent, ex-DOJ lawyer says
Protection of nascent competition at centre of FTC order on medical technology deal
Match Group accuses Google of exploiting power in Android app distribution market
Khan lists potential updates to merger guidance, draft expected in “coming months”
Kanter: Antitrust Division investing in technological expertise to address AI collusion
DOJ: Broiler chicken defendants misrepresented Kanter’s public remarks
Phillips voices concern about process for revising merger guidelines
A Q&A with DaVita’s trial team
US agencies considering conglomerate issues during merger guideline review, Khan says
Kanter: Labour market cases will be cited in DOJ’s favour despite jury verdicts
Jury acquits defendants in first criminal no-poach case to reach trial
Jindal gives first look into jury views on labour market cases
Delrahim: Judge Stark got Sabre/Farelogix “violently wrong”
FTC considering changes to HSR form to deter illegal deals
Slaughter: Guidelines should reflect how agencies examine transactions
DOJ official says changes to leniency policy will not be an issue for applicants
DOJ’s updated leniency policy could lead to fewer applications, lawyers say
California urges Ninth Circuit to interpret unfair competition law correctly in Epic case
Top House Republican predicts passage of antitrust bills
Banks secure victory in Mexican bonds litigation
Khan and Kanter seek to understand effects of food and agriculture consolidation
Apple accuses Epic of attempting to “change the narrative” of case before Ninth Circuit
FTC secures victory at Third Circuit in hospital merger challenge
A Q&A with Krisztian Katona
DOJ and United/Change argue over discovery ahead of trial date being set
Cooley poaches CMS partner for London rebuild
Glass departs Quinn Emanuel for Cooley
Ninth Circuit rejects request for revival of DRAM case
New York abuse of dominance bill expected to advance again in State Senate
Fugitive executive pleads guilty to fixing prices of parking heaters
Gibson Dunn adds another ex-FTC lawyer to antitrust bench
Ninth Circuit says app developers’ antitrust lawsuit against Facebook was time-barred
Phillips casts doubt that early terminations will return
DOJ challenges UnitedHealth’s acquisition of Change
Resource management a “big issue on the horizon” for state enforcers
Wilson Sonsini partner heads to Paul Weiss
FTC’s chief economist quits
MET’s lawsuit against Under Armour survives motion to dismiss
DOJ says disclosure of USDA communications would be harmful
Ex-FTC official: Journalism antitrust legislation would harm consumers
JBS settles with direct purchasers in beef price-fixing litigation
Market definition in Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster draws concerns
T-Mobile/Sprint proves four-to-three mergers don’t automatically cause harm, lawyer says
US government should regulate to fix competitive harm, California state official says
Wilson: FTC leadership appreciating “need for prosecutorial discretion” as case numbers drop
Phillips: Legal framework for merger review is sound
Khan and Slaughter lament agency funding as FTC updates merger filing thresholds
Google asks court to throw out Texas-led monopolisation case
US Chamber of Commerce assails antitrust legislation ahead of Senate markup
WilmerHale nabs two senior officials from FTC

Weil and Skadden advise on Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal
AmEx ruling does not apply to NAR case, DOJ and plaintiff tell Ninth Circuit
McGuireWoods adds antitrust litigator in the Midwest
Judge declines request to send DOJ’s sugar merger challenge to Georgia
Judge Chen: We “don't have the luxury” to bifurcate cases because of covid-19
Class action accuses elite universities of colluding to limit financial aid
Judge sceptical about feasibility of DOJ evidence request in Google case
DOJ and Google set to battle over key witness evidence
Live Nation hit with new monopolisation lawsuit
US cartel fines sink in 2021 despite global surge
A Q&A with Michael Hausfeld
Court in New Zealand says Moola’s Google Ads agreements were unlawful
New lawsuit challenges Major League Baseball antitrust exemption
Denmark pursues disco cartel
Judge says he wants only one jury trial in Google Play Store litigation
Former FTC official heads to Cravath
Trial for publisher merger challenge set to start in August
Lawsuit challenging real estate commissions beats motion to dismiss
Conservative advocacy group sues FTC for records on its decision-making
Third Circuit hears arguments on Englewood/Hackensack Meridian tie-up
DOJ revises 2019 policy statement on standard-essential patents
Judge denies request to declare trial against two broiler-chicken defendants invalid
FTC challenges “largest semiconductor chip merger in history”
Kirkland & Ellis nabs former Antitrust Division media and telecoms chief
Exclusive: Hausfeld changes leadership as founder retires as chair
Judge Mehta gives DOJ and states 45 extra days for discovery in Google case
Google expresses concern about confidential material in Texas suit
DOJ seeks discovery extension in Google case
DOJ challenges first merger with Kanter at the helm
American Airlines and JetBlue call DOJ complaint “defective as a matter of law”
Colorado judge considers arguments to dismiss criminal no-poach case
Cleary Gottlieb expands in California and nabs partner from WilmerHale
DOJ: Broiler-chicken defendant fishing for evidence “in an empty pond”
FTC looks to increase in-house economists who can testify in competition cases
Judge rejects Apple’s arguments for a stay in Epic case
Ex-antitrust officials: Unclear what FTC is trying to accomplish by sending deal warning letters
Janusz Ordover, 1946-2021
Judge Cote rejects Shkreli’s request to testify remotely at trial
Broiler chicken defendants push back against price-fixing allegations
DOJ and ex-Pilgrim’s Pride employees take stage at broiler chicken trial
Register for GCR Live: Women in Antitrust
Prior approval provisions in merger settlements will become more common, Khan says
Shkreli seeks to delay December trial in FTC lawsuit
Powers stresses cooperation with FTC on merger enforcement
DOJ official says FRAND licensing disputes could raise competition concerns
Former antitrust chiefs urge Senate to swiftly confirm Kanter
California requires healthcare providers to divest nursing facility
Wilson questions FTC’s future as a global leader
FTC withdraws approval of 2020 vertical merger guidelines
FTC Democrats: Commission needs to examine merger reporting requirements

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