Yasmine Harik advises clients facing complex, cross-border merger reviews and government investigations into alleged anticompetitive conduct. She represents corporations in several dynamic industries, including healthcare and medical devices, biotechnology, retail, financial services, oil and gas, professional sports, and consumer goods, and she has extensive experience securing federal, state, and foreign clearance for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other business combinations. Yasmine also spends a significant amount of time counseling Fortune 50 companies on antitrust compliance issues, such as interlocking directorates, competitive hiring practices, distribution issues, and joint ventures.
Prior to joining the firm, Yasmine was a senior writer for Global Competition Review based in Washington, D.C. and London, UK. Covering merger enforcement, antitrust litigation, legislative and policy developments in the U.S. and abroad, Yasmine was asked to travel overseas for a first-hand look at the modernization of competition enforcement in South America, Turkey, and Russia. Yasmine also has held positions at the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of International Affairs and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation.
Experience
- AbbVie, in its acquisition of medical device company Soliton Inc.
- Boston Scientific Corporation, in its approximately $1.1 billion acquisition of Lumenis Ltd. from Baring Private Equity Asia, securing unconditional clearances from competition authorities in jurisdictions across five continents.
- Fitbit Inc., in its $2.1 billion sale to Google, including regulatory filings and approval in the EU, Japan, South Africa, and several other jurisdictions. The transaction was named the 2021 European Merger Control Matter of the Year by Global Competition Review.
- Boston Scientific Corporation, in its $4.2 billion acquisition of BTG plc subject to the UK takeover code (and regulatory approval in the U.S., Spain, Germany, Austria, Colombia, and Israel), and the related divestiture of BSC's oncology microspheres business to Varian Medical Systems.
- General Electric, in connection with the $11 billion merger of Wabtec and GE Transportation. After a second request investigation based on potential vertical theories, the transaction was permitted to proceed without any remedy.
- BP plc, in connection with its approximately $10.5 billion acquisition of BHP Billiton's U.S. onshore shale assets, BP's largest acquisition in nearly twenty years.
- Monsanto Company, in connection with its $66 billion acquisition by Bayer, which closed after a 20-month DOJ investigation resulting in what the DOJ characterized as "the largest negotiated merger divestiture ever required by the United States." The transaction was reviewed and approved by antitrust enforcers in the U.S., EU, and almost 30 other jurisdictions, and was deemed the 2019 Global Antitrust Matter of the Year by Global Competition Review.
- Andritz AG, in connection with its acquisition of Xerium Technologies, Inc., a global manufacturer and supplier of specially engineered consumables used in the production of pulp, paper, building products, and other specialty applications.
- Boston Scientific Corporation, in connection with its acquisitions of urology and pelvic health medical device companies NxTHERA, Inc. and Augmenix, Inc., as well as cardiology device company Millipede, Inc.
- Komatsu Ltd., in connection with its approximately $2.9 billion acquisition of high-productivity mining equipment company, Joy Global.
- VISA, Inc., in connection with its acquisition of CardinalCommerce Corporation.
- Nucor Corporation, in connection with several acquisitions of steel products manufacturers.
Perspectives
Recognition
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 2013
- J.D., The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, 2012
- B.A., Amherst College, 2009, cum laude
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
Activities
- Pathfinder Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- Marketing Co-Chair, ABA Antitrust Law Section
- Counsel to the Chair, ABA Antitrust Law Section (2020–2022)
- Election Protection Volunteer, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Tutor and Law Firm Liaison, Thurgood Marshall Academy Charter School
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
- Member, Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Member, National Arab American Bar Association