Christina Clemens

Christina Clemens

Associate

Antitrust and Competition

Christina Clemens 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. Her work encompasses civil antitrust matters, including litigation, government investigations, and mergers and acquisitions.

Christina previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Experience

Education

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2020
Order of the Coif; Magna Cum Laude; Executive Editor, Law & Contemporary Problems
B.A., Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017
Minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; With Distinction; Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia
State Bar of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Credentials

Education

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2020
Order of the Coif; Magna Cum Laude; Executive Editor, Law & Contemporary Problems
B.A., Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017
Minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; With Distinction; Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia
State Bar of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Select Publications

Co-author with M. Hale, M. Macdonald, and A. Welch-Alleyne, “FTC Requires Divestitures in Petroleum Terminal and Storage Acquisition,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, June 13, 2022
Co-author with C. Pak, J. Ceccio, and K. Edelson, "United States" chapter, The Private Competition Enforcement Review, Fourteenth Edition, Law Business Research, 2021
Co-author with J. Ferris, T. Serra, and S. Sher, "Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General File Separate Antitrust Complaints Against Facebook," Wilson Sonsini Alert, December 15, 2020

Insights

Select Publications

Co-author with M. Hale, M. Macdonald, and A. Welch-Alleyne, “FTC Requires Divestitures in Petroleum Terminal and Storage Acquisition,” Wilson Sonsini Alert, June 13, 2022
Co-author with C. Pak, J. Ceccio, and K. Edelson, "United States" chapter, The Private Competition Enforcement Review, Fourteenth Edition, Law Business Research, 2021
Co-author with J. Ferris, T. Serra, and S. Sher, "Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General File Separate Antitrust Complaints Against Facebook," Wilson Sonsini Alert, December 15, 2020

Recent Insights

Alerts

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a consent agreement requiring divestitures as a condition of Buckeye Partners, L.P.'s (Buckeye's) $435 million acquisition of 26 petroleum terminals from Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (Magellan).¹ Petroleum terminals are a component of the supply chain for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. The FTC alleges the acquisition would increase prices for terminaling services and make collusive conduct between the markets' remaining competitors more likely.

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Alerts

On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted its third open meeting in as many months. The commission adopted the four items on its agenda and FTC staff gave a presentation on its study of acquisitions by digital platforms that were not reported under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act (HSR). Specifically, the commission adopted a policy statement affirming that certain health apps and connected devices and the unauthorized disclosure of covered information are covered by the FTC's Health Breach Notification Rule, voted to publicly release the FTC's findings on its study of non-HSR acquisitions by digital platforms, approved procedural changes to the FTC's rules concerning petition for rulemaking, and withdrew the 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines. After the FTC staff's presentation, the commissioners offered their opinions on the deal reporting requirements under the HSR. Finally, the FTC heard from members of the public on a wide range of topics, including issues involving health data, data abuses, interoperability, vertical mergers, and transparency at the FTC.

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