Alyxandra Klotz is an associate in Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement practice group. Alyxandra provides guidance to clients on a range of antitrust and competition matters, including compliance program counseling, premerger clearance, and antitrust investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and state antitrust authorities. She also participates in the firm’s pro bono practice, assisting asylum seekers in obtaining permanent legal residence in the United States.
During law school, Alyxandra was an intern at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in the Washington Criminal II Section. She also served on the Executive Committee of George Washington’s Moot Court Board and was an associate for the George Washington Law Review. Prior to law school, Alyxandra worked as a paralegal at a boutique securities litigation law firm.
Experience
- Represented large non-profit health systems in successful merger advocacy before the Federal Trade Commission and state antitrust regulators, securing clearance without Second Request.
- Represented Eli Lilly and Company in its acquisition of Scorpion Therapeutics, Inc., immediately following a spin-off of Scorpion’s non-core assets, for up to $2.5 billion.
- Advising Becton, Dickinson and Company on antitrust aspects of the combination of its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation, in a transaction valued at approximately $17.5 billion.
- Represented Legends Hospitality, a sports and entertainment premium experiences company, in its acquisition of ASM Global to create a global live events company. The transaction closed following antitrust review and investigation by the Department of Justice, including a Second Request.
- Advised Provention Bio on the antitrust aspects of its $2.9 billion sale to Sanofi.
- Represented clients in responding to Second Requests from the DOJ and FTC relating to high-profile transactions in the steel industry, pharmaceutical industry, live entertainment industry, and home health industry.