Angel Prado is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Los Angeles office, where he practices in the Antitrust & Competition Group. He has extensive experience involving competition investigations by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and is well versed with the merger review process.
Prior to joining the firm, Angel was an attorney with the FTC Bureau of Competition, where he enforced the federal antitrust laws by investigating proposed mergers and litigating those deemed anticompetitive. During his time at the FTC, Angel participated in some of the agency’s highest profile matters, including FTC v. Staples, Inc., FTC v. Ardagh Group S.A., Zillow, Inc./Trulia, Inc., and Reynolds American, Inc./Lorillard, Inc., among others. The FTC awarded Angel the Janet D. Steiger Award for his outstanding contributions as trial counsel on the Staples litigation, including serving as second-chair for two trial witnesses and the development of product market arguments. Angel has experience in a number of industries, including retail, glass, supermarket, hospital, chemical, food, and technology.
Angel received his B.A. in economics from Reed College and his J.D. from Cornell Law School with a focus on business law and regulation. During law school, Angel served as a legal extern at the DOJ Criminal Antitrust Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, and the National Economic Council at the White House.
Prior to attending law school, Angel worked in industrial engineering at The Boeing Company on the 747-8 and 787 commercial airplane programs.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: California, New Jersey
Publications
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"Antitrust Is Poised For Change: How Far Will It Go?" Competition Policy International
(January 12, 2021).
Authors: Andrew I. Gavil, and Angel Prado.
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"United States," Digital Competition 2021, Lexology Getting the Deal Through
(2020).
Authors: Britton D. Davis, Alexis J. Gilman, Lisa Kimmel, Angel Prado, Jeane A. Thomas, and Drake Morgan.
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"Digital Competition Reports and Merger Enforcement," CPI Antitrust Chronicle
(December 2019).
Authors: Alexis J. Gilman, Akhil Sheth, Angel Prado, and Eric Fanchiang.
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"Healthcare Providers and Insurers: FTC Approach to Provider Mergers and Acquisitions," Lexis Practice
(April 19, 2019).
Authors: Alexis J. Gilman, Joseph M. Miller, and Angel Prado.
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"Healthcare Providers and Insurers: FTC Approach to Provider Mergers and Acquisitions," Lexis Practice Advisor
(October 2018).
Authors: Alexis J. Gilman, Joseph M. Miller, and Angel Prado.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"A Partisan Tale: The FTC's Vertical Merger Enforcement Commentary,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(January 6, 2021).
Contacts: Alexis J. Gilman, Angel Prado, Olivier N. Antoine, Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Ryan C. Tisch
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"House Antitrust Digital Markets Report Proposes Vast Overhaul of Antitrust Law and Enforcement,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(October 9, 2020).
Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Alexis J. Gilman, Juan A. Arteaga, Angel Prado, Eric Fanchiang
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"New Full Slate of FTC Commissioners Will Face Unique Challenges and Opportunities,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(April 30, 2018).
Contacts: Andrew I. Gavil, Alexis J. Gilman, Lisa Kimmel, Ph.D., Wm. Randolph Smith, Kristin J. Madigan, CIPP/US, Lauren Aronson, Angel Prado
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"FTC Issues Report Evaluating Merger Remedies,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(February 6, 2017).
Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Angel Prado, Kate M. Watkins
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"Know Your SSNIP: FTC Prevails in Hospital Merger Appeals,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(November 2, 2016).
Contact: Angel Prado
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