Overview
Isabel Tuz is an associate in the Litigation Department and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, with an emphasis on complex civil litigation, class actions, and merger investigations and litigation.
Isabel has experience with every stage of litigation, from early investigation and discovery to motion practice and trial preparation. She also has experience with government investigations and merger challenges, and has represented clients in matters before the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission. Isabel has worked on matters across a broad range of industries including consumer products, transportation, healthcare, technology, and sports and entertainment.
Isabel clerked for the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. During law school, she was an articles editor for the Virginia Law Review. Before graduate school, Isabel was a senior consultant at Bates White Economic Consulting, where she advised on antitrust and finance matters.
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
- University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, MBA
- Stanford University, B.A. in Economics
Representations
- Tempur Sealy in litigation filed by the FTC in administrative court and federal court challenging its $5 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm
- Legends Hospitality in its $2.4 billion acquisition of ASM Global
- Varsity Brands in class action litigation alleging conspiracy to monopolize the all-star cheerleading apparel and competition markets
- Keurig in litigation brought by competitors and purported class action plaintiffs alleging conspiracy and monopolization claims
- JetBlue Airways in a federal trial brought by the U.S. DOJ and state AGs to block its $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines
- A leading multinational technology firm in connection with antitrust aspects of several global investigations, including one by the FTC
- Sony Interactive Entertainment as a key third party in litigation filed by the FTC in administrative court and federal court, as well as in a parallel suit filed by private plaintiffs, challenging Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard