Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Antitrust: Merger Control

Andrea Agathoklis Murino is an antitrust and competition partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her unique combination of private and public sector experience allows her to combine a deep understanding of antitrust caselaw and current enforcement priorities to create bespoke and efficient pathways to achieving her clients’ business objectives. Her primary focus is securing clearances for proposed transactions from the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general and international competition law enforcement agencies. She has successfully represented hundreds of clients through intensive investigations, high-profile Second Requests, and federal and administrative litigation. Andrea also has a vibrant practice representing third parties in connection with agency investigations and litigation. Clients have called Andrea “super responsive, very practical and a creative problem solver” who is “a real pleasure to work with” according to Chambers USA. To The Legal 500 U.S., clients noted she is “a very strong and persuasive communicator” who can “distill down the primary advocacy arguments in a case and communicate those ideas persuasively to the antitrust agencies.”

Andrea served the highest decision-makers at both federal antitrust enforcement agencies. She was an attorney advisor to former FTC Chairman and Commissioner William E. Kovacic, where she offered advice on a diverse array of competition and consumer protection matters.

She also served as counsel to two Assistant Attorneys General for Antitrust at the Department of Justice, where she advised the Assistant Attorney General and the Deputy Assistant Attorneys General on criminal and civil enforcement matters.

Andrea was formerly a partner with Goodwin Procter.

Articles Editor of Antitrust, a quarterly magazine from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law devoted to global antitrust and competition related topics

Law360 Competition Law Editorial Advisory Board, 2016–2022

Contributor to LexisNexis’ “Antitrust Practice Advisor”

District of Columbia Bar Association

American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law

American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)

Elizabeth Seton High School Board of Directors (Prince George’s County, Maryland)

The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with Honors, 2001

American University, B.A., Economics & Political Science, magna cum laude, 1998