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Aayush Patel
Associate
Antitrust and Competition
Washington, D.C.

D202-973-8915

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Aayush Patel is an associate in the Washington D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s antirust and competition practice.

During his time at Michigan Law School, Aayush served as a student attorney for the Michigan Child Welfare Appellate Clinic and the Michigan Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.

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Aayush Patel is an associate in the Washington D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s antirust and competition practice.

During his time at Michigan Law School, Aayush served as a student attorney for the Michigan Child Welfare Appellate Clinic and the Michigan Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.

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Spoiled Goods: FTC Denied Adverse Inference Request for Missing Texts in Kroger-Albertsons Merger Trial
On August 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a motion in limine in its challenge to Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons alleging that Albertsons executives intentionally deleted text communications about the merger.1 The FTC’s motion asked the court to infer that the executives’ allegedly deleted communications would have been harmful to the companies’ defense of the merger. In addition to seeking an adverse inference about the content of the responsive text messages, the FTC requested that the court “treat with skepticism” any trial testimony from certain Albertsons executives, including CEO Vivek Sankaran, about the effects of the proposed merger or the parties’ planned divestitures.2
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California Considers Expanding State Antitrust Prohibitions
Big changes to California’s state antitrust law, called the Cartwright Act, may be in the works. These changes, if enacted, would represent a significant departure from current antitrust law, prohibiting otherwise lawful conduct and expanding the regulatory costs and potential legal liability for all companies that do business or have customers in California. The latest proposal is part of a broader effort to increase antitrust enforcement in California, including the March 2024 announcement that the California Attorney General’s Office intends to begin charging criminal violations of the Cartwright Act.
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