Eileen M. Falk focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, antitrust, and consumer protection. She represents clients in private and government-facing complex civil litigations, including merger challenges, class actions, and monopolization lawsuits. Eileen routinely guides clients navigating antitrust risk analysis and compliance with antitrust laws in proposed mergers and acquisitions, including through FTC and DOJ investigations and Second Requests. Beyond her antitrust and litigation practice, Eileen advises clients regarding consumer protection compliance and responding to government investigations. She maintains a robust pro bono practice including representation of clients in asylum proceedings and in criminal and civil appeals.
Eileen has been a member of Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement practice group since 2018. She graduated with High Honors from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as an executive editor of The George Washington Law Review. Prior to law school, she worked in records management at another international law firm.
Experience
- Member of trial team representing Google in the ongoing United States v. Google (D.D.C.) search monopolization lawsuit.
- Advised Nippon Steel Corporation in obtaining successful antitrust clearance from the DOJ and subsequent closure of its historic $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel Corporation, including through the Second Request process and numerous litigations related to the acquisition.
- Member of trial team representing JenaValve Technologies in federal court litigation challenging its proposed acquisition, defending against claims brought by the FTC.
- Represented board members of wellness company in settlement of FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection investigation.
- Defended biotechnology company in federal securities litigation involving allegations of misleading public statements about the testing and manufacture of company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
- Represented numerous clients through the Second Request process, including companies in the medical technology, medical software, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors.
Pro Bono
- Represented criminal defendant on appeal of conviction and sentence, including presentation of oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
- Successfully represented family of refugees in immigration court proceedings, securing a grant of asylum.
- Assisted in successful civil appeals at the D.C. Court of Appeals and Eleventh Circuit.