Lauren Taylor

Associate Antitrust & Competition

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 5295

Lauren Taylor

Practices

Overview

Lauren Taylor is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her work focuses on mergers and acquisitions with regulatory antitrust concerns before the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice and international competition authorities. She has also worked on government investigations and maintains an active pro bono practice including record expungement and veterans benefits matters.

Fortune Brands as divestiture buyer in DOJ lawsuit challenging ASSA ABLOY’s $4.3 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ HHI division.

Resonetics, a global leader in advanced medical engineering, prototyping, product development and micro manufacturing, in its $900 million acquisition of Memry; after full compliance with the Second Request, the FTC closed its investigation without seeking a remedy.

Oracle Corporation in its acquisition of EHR company Cerner for $28.3 billion. 

The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Taubman Centers, Inc. in Taubman’s $9.8 billion merger and joint venture with Simon Property Group.

Bristow Group Inc., a provider of industrial aviation services, on its all-stock business combination with Era Group Inc.

GlaxoSmithKline plc on its transaction with Pfizer Inc. to combine their consumer healthcare businesses in a new world-leading joint venture, with combined sales of approximately $12.7 billion.

Law ClerkThe Office of Commissioner Maureen K. OhlhausenFederal Trade CommissionSummer 2016

Prior to pursuing her legal career, Lauren served as an officer in the United States Air Force and the United States Air Force Reserves.

Record expungement — counsel to multiple clients before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuing sealing of public records.

Veterans benefit claim — counsel to client seeking adjustment of deficient pension payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and back payments to remedy the deficiency.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2019District of Columbia

Education

  • The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.with High Honors2018

    Order of the Coif

    The George Washington Law Review

  • Fordham UniversityB.A., Political Science; Philosophy Minormagna cum laude2008