Catherine Kordestani is an antitrust and competition partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions before the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with an emphasis on filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.
Catherine also represents clients in DOJ and FTC investigations, including Second Requests.
Prior to law school, Catherine was a television journalist, working at ABC and CBS affiliates.