Legal 500 U.S., 2024–2026
Kara Kuritz is a partner in Vinson & Elkins’ Antitrust practice. Her practice focuses on assessing antitrust risk in mergers and acquisitions, advising clients on how to navigate any antitrust risk, and working to ensure clients comply with US and global premerger notification requirements. Kara advocates on behalf of clients before the Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, and state regulators in inquiries or investigations into mergers, acquisitions, or business conduct and policies. She also provides antitrust counseling on issues such as diligence and pre-closing conduct, information sharing, competitor collaborations, and interlocking directorates.
Kara previously served as the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) Specialist. At the DOJ, Kara advised the Antitrust Division on application of the HSR Act, interlocking directorate issues, and antitrust policy issues. She liaised on behalf of the Antitrust Division with the FTC on HSR Act regulations, rulemakings, guidance, and enforcement actions. Kara also worked as a law clerk in the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.
Global Partners on its acquisition of four operating, refined-products terminals from Gulf Oil Limited Partnership
Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE: MNR) in a definitive agreement to acquire oil and gas assets located in the San Juan Basin from IKAV Energy Inc. for approximately $787 million in a cash-and-stock transaction
Sitio Royalties Corp. in its $4.1 billion merger with Viper Energy
Denbury Inc. in its $4.9 billion sale to ExxonMobil
PureWest Energy in its $1.84 billion merger with PW Picasso Buyer, a newly formed entity sponsored by a private consortium of family offices and financial institutions
Unanet and JMI Equity in its new round of strategic investment from Onex
Nutrabolt in its announced strategic partnership with Keurig Dr Pepper
PTC in its proposed acquisition of ServiceMax for approximately $1.46 billion
TA in its strategic growth investment in Technosylva
Acelyrin in its $300 million Series C financing round
Medical Properties Trust in its acquisition of Springstone for $950 million
Astorg Partners in its investment in the $500 million financing round of EcoVadis
Frazier Healthcare Partners in its sale of Parata Systems to Becton Dickinson & Co. for $1.525 billion
Clique Brands in its sale of Who What Wear to Future Publishing
ModeX Therapeutics in its sale to OPKO Health for $300 million
Biocon Biologics in its acquisition of Viatris for approximately $3.3 billion
CSafe Global in its acquisition of Softbox Systems
Innovium in its acquisition by Marvell Technology for $1.1 billion
G Squared in its $1.1 billion definitive business combination agreement with Transfix Inc.
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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
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Q1 2026 Healthcare Antitrust and Competition Update
The healthcare sector accounts for an increasingly significant component of the U.S. economy. Healthcare spending constitutes 18.0 percent of U.S. …
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026 • 11-minute read
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Every year, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) investigates high net worth individuals for failure-to-file violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust …
May 6, 2026
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Back to the Old Form: FTC Resumes Prior HSR Regime Following Stay Denial
On March 19, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) motion …
March 20, 2026
March 20, 2026 • 2-minute read
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Year in Review: Antitrust in the Energy & Chemicals Sectors
Jason Powers and Kara Kuritz discussed 2025 antitrust trends in the energy and chemicals industries and what lies ahead for companies in 2026.
January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026 • 1-minute read
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Vinson & Elkins Represents Educational Testing Service on Acquisition of ACT
Vinson & Elkins represented Educational Testing Service (ETS) in connection with its acquisition of ACT, one of the most widely …
July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026 • 1-minute read
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The Legal 500 US 2026 recommended Vinson & Elkins as a leading law firm in 47 practice categories. In total, …
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026 • 3-minute read
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Vinson & Elkins Advises Goldman Sachs Alternatives on Acquisition of QScale
Vinson & Elkins represented Goldman Sachs Alternatives in connection with its acquisition of QScale, a leading Canadian developer and operator …
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026 • 1-minute read
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Vinson & Elkins advised Spire Midstream LLC in connection with the sale of Belle Butte LLC for a total consideration …
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026 • 1-minute read
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TPG to Acquire Majority Stake in Sabre Industries from Blackstone Energy Transition Partners
Vinson & Elkins represented Blackstone Inc. in its entry into an agreement to sell a majority stake in Sabre Industries, …
February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026 • 1-minute read
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