Overview

Maria Raptis is an antitrust and competition partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on advising clients in connection with antitrust aspects of mergers, acquisitions, litigation, investigations and counseling. She represents clients across a wide range of industries, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer products, financial services, entertainment and manufacturing. She also has substantial experience litigating antitrust cases. Prior to joining Kirkland, her recent matters included defending Activision Blizzard in its acquisition by Microsoft, and Juniper Networks in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of the company.

Maria has been recognized by Chambers USA, in which clients say she is a “great business partner, incredibly responsive and highly in-tune to the general market.” She also has been named among North America’s Top Antitrust Lawyers and Top Female M&A Lawyers by MergerLinks, as well as Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America and 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers. Additionally, she has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal: Competition.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York

Education

  • Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.2002
  • Columbia CollegeB.A.1998