Lauren Miller Forbes

Lauren Miller Forbes practices antitrust and competition law, focusing on mergers, nonmerger investigations, and antitrust counseling. She has represented clients from a broad range of industries — including aviation, home products, semiconductors, building materials, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices — before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and state antitrust enforcers.

Lauren counsels buyers and sellers in domestic and international transactions at every stage of the deal process, from premerger planning to regulatory filings, DOJ and FTC investigations, and litigation. She served as antitrust counsel to General Electric in its $3.4 billion sale of GE Water & Process Technologies to Suez, Tokyo Electron in its proposed merger with Applied Materials, and Baxter International's successful acquisition of generic pharmaceuticals company Claris Injectables; she also defended Electrolux Corporation in DOJ's challenge to the proposed acquisition of General Electric's appliance business.

Lauren advises clients on a wide range of merger and nonmerger topics, including competitor collaborations, monopolization claims, and potential government investigations. She has successfully defended a building materials manufacturer against price-fixing claims levied by both private plaintiffs and government enforcers and advised a medical device manufacturer on monopolization issues. She has also conducted internal investigations and developed antitrust compliance programming for major automotive, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods clients.

Lauren is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law and writes regularly on antitrust issues for that organization. She is also a member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.