Elai Katz

Elai advocates for clients in complex antitrust disputes, including class actions alleging price fixing, monopolization, and other competition claims. He has extensive expertise in market structure, pricing practices, information exchange, and market manipulation allegations, including work on significant litigation such as In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation and Ohio v. American Express.

Clients rely on Elai’s pragmatic advice on distribution arrangements and price discrimination, including in regulated industries. He helps identify and mitigate antitrust risks in joint ventures, trade associations, information-sharing platforms, and marketing, pricing, and distribution practices. He is widely recognized for guiding transactions through merger review efficiently and strategically, with a strong record of securing early, favorable outcomes and keen insight into the impact of global antitrust enforcement trends on deal strategy and execution. Clients value Elai's practical and business-focused advice, strong relationships with regulators, steady judgment in critical situations, and creative problem-solving approach.

A recognized thought leader, Elai writes regularly on antitrust developments and speaks frequently at leading forums such as the American Bar Association Antitrust Section Spring Meeting and the New York State Bar Association. He contributes to key publications such as Antitrust Law Developments and edited The Antitrust Compliance Handbook.

Elai began his career clerking for Justice Mishael Cheshin of the Supreme Court of Israel.