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Alexis Victoria DeBernardis

Senior Counsel
adebernardis@crowell.com
+1.202.624.2631

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Alexis Victoria DeBernardis is a senior counsel in the Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the Antitrust & Competition Group, where her practice focuses on representing corporate clients in a wide range of antitrust issues, including information sharing, competitor interactions, competitor collaborations, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and issues related to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Her experience covers several industries, in particular, health care providers and payers, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, and financial services.

At the firm, Alexis is a steering committee member of the Women Attorneys' Network, an internal network dedicated to the promotion and advancement of women attorneys through a community platform and professional development opportunities.

Education

  • University of Florida, B.S. (2004)
  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D. (2008) Member of the Moot Court Board

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Practices

Antitrust Investigations

Supply Chain Management

Antitrust and Competition

Antitrust Mergers and Acquisitions

Antitrust Counseling Practice

Health Care Antitrust Practice

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Industries

Aerospace and Defense

Health Care

Technology

  • Representing pharmacy benefit manager in connection with FTC's 6(b) study.
  • Counseling health care providers on potential acquisitions, partnerships, and other transactions.
  • Represented AT&T in the sale of its Crunchyroll business.
  • Represented Novant Health in its $5 billion acquisition of New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the largest hospital acquisition in North Carolina history.
  • Advising clients regarding potential antitrust liability associated with horizontal and vertical conduct in a variety of industries, including healthcare and defense.
  • Represented key third party in DOJ’s litigation against Google LLC alleging monopolization.
  • Represented Humana before the Antitrust Division and in court in its attempted $37 billion transaction with Aetna and related litigation.
  • Represented a third party in the DOJ’s investigation and litigation of Aon's proposed acquisition of Willis Towers Watson.
  • Represented AT&T in connection with several transactions, including the acquisition of DIRECTV and TimeWarner.
  • Represented a Georgia health care system in obtaining FTC clearance of its merger with another system, including advising on compliance with the FTC’s second request.
  • Represented third party witness in the DOJ’s federal lawsuit to block the proposed Anthem-Cigna merger.
  • Represented United Technologies in connection with its $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins.
  • Various counseling matters related to potential transactions and competitor collaborations.
  • Represented a third party in the private litigation regarding insulin pricing.
  • Represented Clean Harbors in connection with its acquisition of the industrial cleaning services division of Veolia North America.
  • Represented pharmacy benefit manager in connection with FTC investigation.
  • Represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and J.P. Morgan in connection with the formation of FXSpotStream LLC.
  • Representing health care payers and providers before the FTC and DOJ in connection with pending transactions and investigations.
  • Represented United Technologies in connection with its $16.5 billion acquisition of Goodrich.
  • Conducting client training on various antitrust best practices, including teaming arrangements, merger review, competitor communications, and compliance issues.

"What Will the New Year Bring for Government Contractors?" Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2023. (January 12, 2023). Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
Speech/Presentation
Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel (January 9, 2023)
Firm News / Announcement
FTC Proposes Broad Ban On Noncompetes. Here's What It Means For Businesses And Workers — The Business Journals (January 5, 2023)
Press Coverage
"DOJ’s PCSF Expands to Include EPA and Depts. of Transportation, Energy & Interior," Antitrust Law Alert (November 17, 2022). Contact: Alexis Victoria DeBernardis
Client Alert / Newsletter
The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Recognizes 54 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year (August 18, 2022)
Firm News / Announcement
"Procurement Collusion Strike Force Nabs Another Military Contractor in Bid Rigging Scheme," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 27, 2022). Contacts: Stephen M. Byers, Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Agustin D. Orozco, Cherie J. Owen
Client Alert / Newsletter
"Procurement Fraud and the False Claims Act," Back Together Again for OOPS 2022, Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2022). Speakers: Stephen Byers, Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Lyndsay A. Gorton, Brian Tully McLaughlin, and Agustin Orozco.
Speech/Presentation
"Health Care Antitrust Under the Biden Administration," Crowell & Moring Webinar, 2022. (May 11, 2022). Speakers: Alexis Victoria DeBernardis and Alexis J. Gilman.
Speech/Presentation
"What’s Really Behind Those High Prices – Supply Shortage or Unlawful Collusion? DOJ Launches New Probe into Collusion in Supply Chain," Antitrust Law Alert (February 18, 2022). Contacts: Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Megan L. Wolf, Daniel L. Zelenko, Ryan C. Tisch, Lyndsay A. Gorton
Client Alert / Newsletter
"Supply Chain Webinar Series: Antitrust Risk Areas," Crowell & Moring Webinar (February 10, 2022). Speakers: Ryan C. Tisch, Megan L. Wolf, and Alexis Victoria DeBernardis.
Speech/Presentation

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