Jason Cruise

Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP

Speaker

Jason Cruise advises market-leading clients on the antitrust aspects of their transformative deals before regulators in the US and globally.

Leveraging nearly two decades of experience, Mr. Cruise combines a deep knowledge of economic trends with regulatory insight to guide public companies and private equity firms on all aspects of:

• Deal clearance for mergers and acquisitions reviewed by antitrust regulators in the US and globally
• Defense of antitrust investigations and litigation in the US and globally
• Antitrust counseling on joint ventures, other competitor collaboration, information sharing, sales and marketing practices, and other commercial activities

Well-versed in market economics across a multitude of industries, Mr. Cruise has developed a keen awareness of the specific antitrust considerations for deals in the energy, infrastructure, industrial, technology, communications, and other sectors; and he is regularly tapped by industry press including MLex, Bloomberg, and others for his commentary in these spaces. In recognition of his work, he is consistently ranked by MergerLinks as one of the Top Antitrust Lawyers in North America (2019, 2020, 2021, & 2023).