Ilene Knable Gotts

Ilene Knable Gotts is a partner in the New York City law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where she focuses on antitrust matters, particularly relating to mergers and acquisitions.

Mrs. Gotts previously worked as a staff attorney in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureaus of Competition and Consumer Protection.

Mrs. Gotts is regularly recognized as one of the world’s top antitrust lawyers, including being recognized by Euromoney’s Women in Business Law with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019, in the 2006-2018 Editions of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers as one of the top five global competition lawyers, the Antitrust Lawyer of the Year for 2016 by Best Lawyers, Top Lawyer of the Year for 2017 by Cablefax, and Number one North America Thought Leader in 2018 Edition of Who’s Who Legal, among other recognitions.

Mrs. Gotts is an officer of the IBA’s Competition Committee and she has been a member of the American Law Institute for over 20 years. BTI Consulting Group has recognized Mrs. Gotts as a BTI Client Service All-Star for her level of dedication and commitment to exceptional client service.

Mrs. Gotts is a member of the Lincoln Center Counsel’s Council. Ms. Gotts is currently on the Board of Directors of UrbanGlass, the New York City based nonprofit established in 1977, which fosters experimentation and advances the use and critical understanding of glass as a creative medium.