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Elai Katz

Elai Katz

USA 2026

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Elai Katz is a strategic antitrust lawyer with over two decades of experience handling mergers and acquisitions, litigation, counseling and government investigations. He represents buyers and sellers across a range of industries, including financial services, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, media and telecommunications, online retail, beverage and airline. Clients value Elai’s ability to provide concise and pragmatic advice, explaining complex issues in simple terms. They turn to him for a practical, creative and informed lens on their antitrust matters.

Elai successfully guides his clients’ transactions through antitrust and foreign investment regulatory reviews in the United States and internationally. His efficient approach has garnered a strong record of obtaining quick and positive resolutions during the early phases of merger reviews. Elai is particularly attuned to global antitrust trends, and he uses such insights to the benefit of his clients when negotiating and completing mergers and acquisitions.

In addition to his transactional work, Elai represents clients in a variety of antitrust disputes, including complex class actions alleging price fixing and monopolization, as well as matters involving distribution arrangements and price discrimination. He also regularly advises on joint ventures and trade associations, as well as marketing, pricing and distribution strategies.

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Antitrust - New York

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Individual Editorial

Elai Katz deftly manages a range of antitrust matters ranging from merger clearance to class action litigation defense. Exceptionally knowledgeable of issues facing financial institutions, he has considerable experience in long-running LIBOR, FX and IRS disputes.

Strengths

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  • He is always practical and has a highly personalized approach to his advice and clients.

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  • He makes a point to deeply learn his client's businesses and becomes a trusted adviser and key participant.

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  • He is incredibly smart, knowledgeable and cares deeply about his clients.

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  • Elai is highly responsive, has excellent commercial judgment, and is an absolute pleasure to work with.

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