Ilene Knable Gotts
Partner, Antitrust, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
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Ilene Knable Gotts is a partner in the New York City law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where she focuses on antitrust matters. Mrs Gotts is regularly recognised as one of the world’s top antitrust lawyers, including being recognised by The Deal as a ‘Top Woman in Dealmaking’ in 2023, for the past decade in Who’s Who Legal as one of the top 15 global competition lawyers and, in a recent edition, as the top Thought Leader in North America, in the first-tier ranking of Chambers USA and in the ‘leading individuals’ ranking of PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook, being named an ‘All Star’ by BTI Consulting Group because of her level of dedication and commitment to exceptional client service, and having been selected as the ‘Antitrust Lawyer of the Year’ in 2016 by the Wall Street Journal ‘Best Lawyer’ survey. Mrs Gotts was recently a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors, serving on the Executive Committee and as chair of the Finance Committee. She previously served as chair of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law, as well as in a variety of leadership positions in the Section for more than two decades, including as the International Officer. From 2006 to 2007, Mrs Gotts was chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Antitrust Section. She has been a member of the American Law Institute for more than two decades. Mrs Gotts is a frequent guest speaker, has had more than 200 articles published on antitrust-related topics and was the editor of the ABA’s Merger Review Process handbook for more than two decades. In 2019, Euromoney awarded Mrs Gotts its Americas Women in Business Law Lifetime Achievement Award. She is currently the co-editor of Antitrust Report and is on the advisory boards of MLex and Global Competition Review. Mrs Gotts is a member of the Lincoln Center Counsels’ Council.