Overview

Evan represents clients in antitrust matters, with a particular emphasis on power, energy infrastructure, and artificial intelligence sectors. His practice spans government investigations, merger reviews by antitrust enforcement agencies, Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, and civil litigation, with subject-matter experience in the markets that underpin the AI economy: electric power generation and transmission, data centers and digital infrastructure, and the emerging competitive dynamics among AI platforms. Evan has guided clients through complex merger investigations and has represented third-party witnesses in federal and administrative proceedings. Evan also regularly counsels clients on competitor collaborations, information sharing, and commercial practices, and advises on antitrust risk during deal negotiations – including the rules against “gun jumping.” Evan’s cross-sector experience – spanning energy, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies – positions him to advise clients navigating the antitrust questions that arise at the intersection of these converging industries.

Experience Highlights

  • Representing a U.S. technology company in a series of global competition investigations

  • Google as a third-party witness in the FTC’s investigation and federal litigation challenging Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc.

  • CrownRock LP in its $12 billion sale to Occidental Petroleum

  • Chord Energy in its $11 billion combination with Enerplus Corporation in May 2024

  • Quantum Capital Group in its $5.2 billion sale of Tug Hill and XcL Midstream to EQT Corporation

  • Reata Pharmaceuticals in its $7 billion sale to Biogen

  • Denbury Inc. in its $4.9 billion sale to ExxonMobil

  • Earthstone Energy in its $4.5 billion sale to Permian Resources

  • NGP in its $4.7 billion sale of Tap Rock Resources and Hibernia Energy III to Civitas Resources

  • CSI Compressco in its $854 million sale to Kodiak Gas Services

  • Paloma Partners IV in its sale of assets to Mach Natural Resources for $815 million

  • Google LLC in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit, Inc.

  • Independence Energy LLC in its $5.7 billion merger with Contango Oil & Gas Co.

  • Compass Solar Group, LLC and Sunpro Solar, providers of rooftop solar systems, in their sale to ADT for $825 million

  • Data Foundry, Inc., a carrier-neutral colocation and data center provider, in its $420 million sale to Switch, Inc.

  • DigitalBridge in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge Holdings, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.

  • Venator Materials as a third-party in the FTC’s investigation and administrative litigation challenging Tronox’s acquisition of The National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited (“Cristal”)

  • (D.C. Cir.) – Briefed and argued case regarding enforceability of Freedom of Information Act waivers in plea agreements

Credentials

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2014 (Articles Editor, Journal of Science & Technology Law)
  • The George Washington University, B.A., Political Communication cum laude, 2011

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • District of Columbia

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Recognitions

  • Legal 500 U.S., Antitrust: Merger Control, 2024–2026; Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense, 2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Washington): Antitrust Law, 2021–2027; Litigation–Antitrust, 2024–2027
Insights

Articles

FTC Commissioners Present Diverging Priorities for the Agency’s Future

It is a new era for the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Trump v. Slaughter, …

October 2, 2026

October 2, 2026 • 4-minute read

Articles

Four Antitrust Pathways to AI Lab Coordination

The debate over AI lab coordination has collapsed into a false binary. There are at least four paths forward. In …

September 17, 2026

September 17, 2026 • 8-minute read

Client Alerts

Q2 2026 Healthcare Antitrust and Competition Update

The pace of policy initiatives, legislation, enforcement actions, and private litigation related to antitrust and competition in the healthcare sector …

August 24, 2026

August 24, 2026 • 14-minute read

Articles

The Next Antitrust Frontier: AI Infrastructure

As hyperscalers race to acquire power, land, and AI infrastructure hardware, antitrust regulators are taking note, and they may be …

July 27, 2026

July 27, 2026 • 11-minute read

Podcasts

Powering Progress Episode 6 – Power, Scale, and Scrutiny

As AI and data center development accelerate, the competition for power, infrastructure, and emerging technologies is intensifying, just as regulators …

June 2, 2026

June 2, 2026 • 7-minute read

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