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Gail F. Levine

Partner, Antitrust

gaillevine@paulhastings.com
Washington, D.C.+1 202 551 1911

Gail Levine is a partner in Paul Hastings' Antitrust & Competition practice and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. A trusted adviser in business-critical mergers or acquisitions with antitrust issues, Gail represents clients such as Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms, handling their merger control matters, representing them in investigations and counseling them on antitrust risk. She also advises small and growing tech start-ups on a wide variety of issues as they scale, as well as high-tech companies in Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations into data privacy and security issues.

REPRESENTATIONS de

While at the FTC:
  • Supervised FTC challenge to a next-generation gene-sequencing firm’s plan to acquire an alleged nascent competitor (Illumina/PacBio).

  • Oversaw FTC’s action against a pharmaceutical firm and its corporate leadership for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics to shield its drug from price competition (FTC v. Vyera).

RECOGNITION de

  • Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers

    Lawdragon 500 (2026)

  • FTC Janet Steiger Award for outstanding contributions to Chairman’s 21st Century Hearings Team

PUBLICATIONS de

  • “Deal Lawyers: New State Notification Requirements for Mergers and Acquisitions,” Deal Lawyers, Author

    OCTOBER 16, 2025

  • “FTC Imposes Significant Gun-Jumping Penalty for Unlawful Pre-Merger Coordination Among Crude Oil Producers,” Compliance & Enforcement, Author

    FEBRUARY 4, 2025

ASSOCIATIONS de

  • Vice Chair

    Women.Connected, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law (2020-25)

  • Member

    Council, American Bar Association (2013-16)

PAST ENGAGEMENTS de

  • "Merger control & AI partnerships: what comes next?" GCR Live: AI in Transforming Markets, Speaker
    MARCH 24, 2026
  • “Non-Competes Across Antitrust, Labor, and Trade Secret Law: Where Do We Stand?” American Bar Association, Speaker
    JANUARY 14, 2026