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Lauren E. Battaglia
Partner Global Regulatory
Languages
English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Chambers USA 2026Lauren is incredibly responsive, very client-focused and effective.
Lauren Battaglia has been at the forefront of high-profile, high-stakes antitrust merger clearance matters, including advising clients through litigation challenges by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. She thrives on helping clients develop pragmatic strategies to achieve their goals and secure wins, including as a member of the trial team overcoming DOJ’s lawsuit challenging ASSA ABLOY’s $4.3 billion acquisition of the HHI division of Spectrum Brands in 2023.
Lauren has experience counseling clients across a range of industries that includes life sciences, consumer products, manufacturing, industrials, defense, and financial services. She also routinely advises on antitrust considerations related to pricing and distribution strategies, joint ventures, strategic collaborations, and antitrust compliance.
Lauren is a leading voice in the antitrust bar, serving in leadership of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association and an active working group member of the International Bar Association Antitrust Committee. She speaks regularly on antitrust issues across the globe and has published numerous articles on antitrust topics.
Chambers USA 2026Lauren is a trusted adviser for multinational clients.
Representative experience
Counseling Fortune 100 medical technology and pharmaceutical companies on various issues including competitor collaborations, joint ventures, pricing, distribution, and product strategy/development.
Columbus McKinnon on its $2.7bn acquisition of Kito Crosby, managing 13 global filings and the DOJ Second Request; the combined company is a leading provider of intelligent motion solutions.
A leading developer and manufacturer of recombinant proteins in its auction and subsequent US$1.85bn sale to a global supplier of scientific instrumentation, reagents, and consumables.
ASSA ABLOY in its acquisition of the HHI business from Spectrum Brands
Sovos on its acquisition by Campbell Soup in a deal valued at US$2.7bn.
Within Unlimited in its acquisition by Meta Platforms Inc.
IBM in its acquisition of Red Hat
Labcorp in its acquisition of Personal Genome Diagnostics
Affinivax in its acquisition by GSK
Alstom in the acquisition of its thermal power business by GE
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2010
- B.S., Cornell University, with honors, 2007
Bar admissions and qualifications
- District of Columbia
Memberships
- Member, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
Recognition
Events
Hogan Lovells Events
10 December 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Webinar
5 December 2024 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EST)