Overview

Noah Pinegar is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice Group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He represents clients in investigations of mergers and acquisitions and business conduct before the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission, and in antitrust and competition litigation.

Noah leverages significant plaintiff/enforcement experience in antitrust matters, including his time with the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition, where he litigated multiple merger challenges (FTC v. Staples/Office Depot and FTC v. Steris/Synergy Health), investigated M&A transactions in pharmaceuticals, pharmacies and medical devices, and earned multiple service awards. He has also litigated numerous monopolization cases in private practice, both for defendants and plaintiffs.

Noah has represented a wide range of clients, from leading public and private companies to internationally known authors, in situations ranging from bet-the-company investigations and litigation to tuck-in acquisitions and divestitures.

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Recognition

The Legal 500 United States, Merger Control (2022)

Memberships & Affiliations

American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law

Editorial Board, The Quick Look

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2022New York
  • 2011District of Columbia
  • 2010Texas

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Education

  • Indiana University Maurer School of LawJ.D.cum laude2010
    Federal Communications Law Journal
  • University of WashingtonB.A., Political Science2001