Javier Ortega Alvarez's practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, including counseling and assisting clients with complex civil antitrust litigation, filing obligations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, government review of mergers, and government civil and criminal investigations. Javier’s litigation experience includes research and drafting of dispositive motions, responding to written discovery and discovery-related motions, depositions, mediation and settlement negotiations, and assisting at trial. Prior to joining the firm, Javier worked in the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Antitrust Bureau, where he assisted in all aspects of litigation while representing the People of New York in a merger dispute. Additionally, Javier worked in-house at a major technology company based in California where he handled complex civil antitrust litigation, complex civil consumer protection and construction litigation, and government civil investigations.
Experience
- Multiple clients in various confidential and non-public criminal antitrust investigations.
- Major wine and liquor distributor in its US$180 million acquisition of a regional distributor.
- Boston Scientific in securing antitrust clearance for the acquisition of Bolt Medical, Inc., a medical device company that is developing an intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) device to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease.
- Major pharmaceutical company in litigation brought by putative classes of insurance benefits providers alleging, among others, price-fixing and monopolization of branded drug.
- Leading telecommunications provider in private antitrust class action litigation.
- HarperCollins, a subsidiary of News Corporation, in various antitrust actions involving the pricing of e-books, as well as in private class action and retailer litigation.
- Global music company in its US$180 million acquisition of a record label.
- HarperCollins Publishers LLC in its US$349 million acquisition of the Books & Media segment of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2018, cum laude
- B.A., Art History and Economics, Florida State University, 2010, cum laude
Admissions
- New York
Government & Military Service
- Assistant Attorney General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, Antitrust Bureau
Languages
- Spanish