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Taylor M. Owings
Partner
Antitrust and Competition
New York

D212-497-9507

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  • Antitrust and Regulatory Leader

    As former counsel and chief of staff in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Taylor represented the United States in the first major monopolization challenge and first major vertical merger challenge brought in decades.

  • A Recognized Practitioner

    Taylor was recognized among Bloomberg Law's 2025 "40 under 40," honored as a 2025 “Rising Star” during The New York Law Journal’s New York Legal Awards, named to Global Competition Review’s 2025 “Women in Antitrust” list, and recognized in the New York Antitrust category in the 2025 and 2026 editions of Chambers USA.

Taylor M. Owings is a partner in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she represents clients in civil merger and non-merger matters both before federal and state government agencies and in private litigation. She also counsels clients on the application of antitrust law to their business operations, with an emphasis on issues arising in technology-focused industries.

Prior to joining the firm, Taylor served in the front office of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from 2018 to 2021, first as counsel to the Assistant Attorney General and then as chief of staff. She was a key advisor on the application of antitrust law to technology industries, including in the DOJ’s review of the business practices of market-leading online platforms and in the application of antitrust law to the exercise of intellectual property rights and standard setting organizations. She was the recipient of both the Assistant Attorney General’s Award and the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service.

Taylor is intimately familiar with all phases of merger review, drawing on her direct experience reviewing mergers at the DOJ to counsel and represent clients before state, federal, and international enforcement agencies. Her experience includes mergers involving vertical theories of harm, the acquisition of a nascent or potential competitor, and the implications of a merger for innovation and data accumulation.

Taylor also has deep experience crafting both trial and appellate strategy in headline-making antitrust and competition litigation, and has argued matters before the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First and Fourth Circuits.

Upon leaving the DOJ in 2021, Taylor joined Baker Botts as a partner in that firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

Earlier in her career, she clerked for the Honorable Douglas H. Ginsburg on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for the Honorable Richard J. Leon on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Experience

Taylor M. Owings is a partner in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she represents clients in civil merger and non-merger matters both before federal and state government agencies and in private litigation. She also counsels clients on the application of antitrust law to their business operations, with an emphasis on issues arising in technology-focused industries.

Prior to joining the firm, Taylor served in the front office of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from 2018 to 2021, first as counsel to the Assistant Attorney General and then as chief of staff. She was a key advisor on the application of antitrust law to technology industries, including in the DOJ’s review of the business practices of market-leading online platforms and in the application of antitrust law to the exercise of intellectual property rights and standard setting organizations. She was the recipient of both the Assistant Attorney General’s Award and the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service.

Taylor is intimately familiar with all phases of merger review, drawing on her direct experience reviewing mergers at the DOJ to counsel and represent clients before state, federal, and international enforcement agencies. Her experience includes mergers involving vertical theories of harm, the acquisition of a nascent or potential competitor, and the implications of a merger for innovation and data accumulation.

Taylor also has deep experience crafting both trial and appellate strategy in headline-making antitrust and competition litigation, and has argued matters before the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First and Fourth Circuits.

Upon leaving the DOJ in 2021, Taylor joined Baker Botts as a partner in that firm’s Washington, D.C., office.

Earlier in her career, she clerked for the Honorable Douglas H. Ginsburg on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for the Honorable Richard J. Leon on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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New York Legislature Passes Ban on Personalized Pricing
Last week, the New York State Legislature passed the One Fair Price Act (S.8623B/A.9349B) (the Act), a bill that prohibits businesses from using personal data—such as purchase history, browsing history, real-time location, income, or inferred household size—to generate individual prices for consumers. While the Act bans so-called “surveillance pricing,” or personalized pricing, companies may still use “dynamic pricing” algorithms, subject to a modified disclosure requirement, so long as the algorithm does not set prices based on consumer personal data. The bill now awaits the signature of Governor Kathy Hochul, who has until December 31, 2026, to act.
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Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Chambers USA Guide
The 2026 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 44 geography-specific practice categories and named 87 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received four new practice area rankings, including in the nationwide National Security and Capital Markets: Convertible Debt categories, and three improved practice area rankings.
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Face the Music: Takeaways from the Live Nation / Ticketmaster Antitrust Case
Wilson Sonsini partner and former senior DOJ antitrust official Taylor Owings will lead the CLE titled "Face the Music: Takeaways from the Live Nation / Ticketmaster Antitrust Case," presented by the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section.
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2026 ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting
The annual ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, now in its 74th year, is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world. It attracts over 4,000 delegates from more than 67 nations arriving for what has become known as "Antitrust Week." The quality of the sessions and the expertise of the faculty are unparalleled. 
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