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DOJ Antitrust Enforcement Landscape - 2026
$74.99
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1.00 General
Practice Areas:
Antitrust, Business and Corporation, Criminal Law, Government Law
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About
This Course
Gain expert insights from current and recent leaders at DOJ’s Antitrust Division about high-profile recent activities and expectations for 2026, with a focus on enforcement activity in San Francisco and the Western Region. Network with peers in the antitrust bar.
Topics
- Recent enforcement activity of the Antitrust Division’s San Francisco office
- Nationwide DOJ Antitrust Division criminal and civil enforcement priorities
- Predictions for 2026
About the Presenters
Manish Kumar, Esq.
Freshfields
Practice Area: Criminal Law (+ 4 other areas)
Manish Kumar specializes in criminal antitrust enforcement and related white-collar matters. Drawing on more than 15 years as a federal prosecutor and senior DOJ official, he guides companies and individuals through high-stakes criminal antitrust investigations, dawn raids, litigation, and cross-border actions, ensuring they stay ahead of evolving enforcement priorities.Manish’s leadership experience across administrations gives him unique insight into government enforcement strategies and trends. As former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement, the highest-ranking career official at the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, Manish supervised all domestic and international criminal antitrust prosecutions brought by more than 100 attorneys from grand jury through ...
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Katrina Rouse, Esq.
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider
Practice Area: Antitrust (+ 4 other areas)
Katrina Rouse is an accomplished antitrust partner in the firm’s San Francisco office, advising clients on merger clearance, high-stakes government investigations, and complex litigation. She brings a decade of senior leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, where she shaped national civil enforcement strategy and directed some of the Division’s most consequential matters, with a particular focus on healthcare, defense, industrials, and technology.Prior to joining the firm, Katrina served as Deputy Director of Civil Enforcement and Chief of the Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace Section, where she led teams through all phases of antitrust investigations and litigation. She supervised ...
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Jacklin Lem, Esq.
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider
Practice Area: Antitrust (+ 3 other areas)
Jacklin (Jackie) Chou Lem is a Partner and accomplished antitrust lawyer based in our San Francisco office. She had a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Justice, where her portfolio spanned the breadth of civil and criminal antitrust enforcement. She advises clients on merger clearance, cartel investigations, and high-stakes litigation, bringing deep government insight and a practical, strategic approach to managing antitrust risk.Before entering private practice, Jackie served as the Civil Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s San Francisco Office. Under her leadership, she formalized and expanded the office’s civil program, launching a wide range of ...
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Alexis Loeb, Esq.
Farella Braun + Martel
Practice Area: Criminal Law (+ 4 other areas)
A trial lawyer, experienced investigator, and former federal prosecutor, Alexis Loeb’s practice focuses on white-collar defense and government and internal investigations, antitrust matters, and complex civil litigation. She represents companies and individuals in domestic and international matters in courts across the country and before government agencies such as the DOJ, SEC, FTC, FinCEN, and other law enforcement and financial regulatory agencies.Alexis joins the firm after 11 years at the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial attorney in its Antitrust and Criminal Divisions in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and in the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the Northern District of ...
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