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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Alexander H. Merritt
Work Department
Associate; Litigation
Position
Associate; Litigation; Antitrust Litigation
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https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/alexander-h-merritt.html
Career
Alexander H. Merritt is an associate in the firm’s antitrust practice. Mr. Merritt’s practice spans a wide range of litigation and antitrust counseling. He advises clients on antitrust issues arising from mergers and acquisitions across a wide range of industries. He also represents clients in federal antitrust litigation and before government agencies and regulators. Prior to joining Akin Gump, Mr. Merritt was an associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C., focusing on commercial litigation.
Mr. Merritt received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2016, and his B.A. in Political Science and History from Davidson College in 2011. While in law school, Alex served as judicial intern for the Honorable Victor Wolski on the US Court of Federal Claims. Prior to attending law school Mr. Merritt worked for a member of congress and in the lobbying group of an international law firm.
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, 2016
B.A., Davidson College, 2011
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization