Nicholas Putz
Associate
Washington, D.C.
Nicholas Putz
Associate
Washington, D.C.
Contact details
Nick is an associate in the Antitrust practice. He advises clients on a range of antitrust and competition issues while regularly representing them before the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Federal Trade Commission. His practice focuses on merger clearances, agency investigations, and civil litigations.
Nick represents clients in all aspects of the merger review process, including merger clearances before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice and compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). He also advises on global merger notification requirements and coordinates antitrust approval efforts in jurisdictions throughout the world. Nick has significant experience representing clients in non-merger antitrust investigations and antitrust litigation matters, with a particular focus on merger litigations and class action litigations at the cutting edge of antitrust and intellectual property. His experience spans dozens of industries including technology, pharmaceuticals, transportation, chemicals, mining, solid waste, entertainment, and food/beverage.
During law school, Nick served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Christopher R. Cooper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and as a law clerk in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environmental Tort Litigation Section. He was also Production Editor of the Catholic University Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Team.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted: Bar of the District of Columbia, 2018
Admitted: Bar of the State of Maryland, 2017
Academic
JD, magna cum laude, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2017
BA, Economics, Xavier University, 2014
HBA, Philosophy, Politics, and the Public, Xavier University, 2014
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted: Bar of the District of Columbia, 2018
Admitted: Bar of the State of Maryland, 2017
Academic
JD, magna cum laude, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2017
BA, Economics, Xavier University, 2014
HBA, Philosophy, Politics, and the Public, Xavier University, 2014
Pro-bono experience
- Litigated prisoner rights issues relating to solitary confinement.
Awards & accolades
Shortlisted article
Antitrust Writing Awards
The EC’s New Merger Referral Policy and the Transatlantic Reverberations of Illumina/GRAIL on the FTC’s Administrative Process
Antitrust (2023)
Parties are More Willing Than Ever to ‘Litigate the Fix’ in the United States, Global Competition Review
Merger Remedies Guide (5th Edition, 2023)
Published work
• Hugh Hollman, Charles Pommiès, Nicholas Putz, The EC’s New Merger Referral Policy and the Transatlantic Reverberations of Illumina/GRAIL on the FTC’s Administrative Process, Antitrust (Nov. 2023).
• Hugh Hollman and Nicholas Putz, The Consumer Welfare Standard and Avoiding the Dangers of Polarized Debate in the USA, Oxford University Press (May 2023).
• Noah Brumfield and Nicholas Putz, Uptick in Antitrust Scrutiny of Board Relationships, Daily Journal (Nov. 2022).
• Noah Brumfield and Nicholas Putz, Antitrust Considerations for ESG Initiatives, Informa Connect (May 2022).
• Nicholas Putz, Rebecca Farrington, and Daniel Rosenthal, Navigating Icebergs: A Brief Survey of Non-Reportable Transaction Enforcement Around the World, The Antitrust Source (Aug. 2020).
• Nicholas Putz, Andrew Black, and Daniela Huerta Garcia, Future Tech Mergers: The Potential Impact of the 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines, Icarus (Summer 2020).