Austin Ownbey Bio

An antitrust regulatory practitioner, Austin Ownbey counsels clients on a wide range of competition and antitrust issues, including the review of mergers and other enforcement matters before competition agencies in the United States and around the world. Austin has worked with clients across a broad array of industries including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, private equity, venture capital, technology, and energy. Austin has experience representing clients before the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ); the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); state attorneys general; and foreign antitrust enforcement agencies. Austin also frequently counsels clients through the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) merger review process and other merger control filings. During his time as a staff attorney at the FTC, Austin gained significant experience handling merger and conduct investigations, as well as consumer protection litigation. Austin’s practice also includes guiding cannabis clients through the licensing processes as well as compliance matters with cannabis regulators around the country.