Elizabeth (Elle) Wentross

Associate

Antitrust and Competition

Elle Wentross is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the firm’s antitrust practice.

Experience

Elle Wentross is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the firm’s antitrust practice.

Education

J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 2023
B.A., Syracuse University, 2018

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia

Credentials

Education

J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 2023
B.A., Syracuse University, 2018

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia

Antitrust and Competition

Recent Insights

Alerts

While companies wait for the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing requirements to be finalized, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made headlines by filing an enforcement action against and obtaining nearly $1 million in civil penalties from a GameStop executive for failing to submit an HSR notification prior to acquiring voting securities on the open market.

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Alerts

Serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies are facing intense scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division request public comment on how these types of transactions impact competition in “any sector or industry” of the U.S. economy, including “housing, agriculture, defense, cybersecurity, distribution, construction, aftermarket/repair, and professional services markets.”¹ In their press release announcing the public inquiry, the FTC and the DOJ emphasized their concern that serial acquisitions, even those below HSR thresholds, allow companies “to amass significant control over key products, services, or labor markets without government scrutiny,” which “can harm competition to the detriment of consumers, workers, and innovation across an entire industry or business sector.” FTC Chair Lina Khan described these acquisitions as “stealth consolidation schemes” and asked that the public weigh in to inform future enforcement efforts.

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