Connor Ahearn
Areas of Focus
Overview
Connor Ahearn is a senior counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Group. Connor’s practice involves counseling clients on a wide range of antitrust issues, including compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, identifying and coordinating foreign merger control filings, and evaluating and advising on competitive issues associate with mergers, acquisitions, and competitor collaborations.
Career & Education
- College of William & Mary, B.A., cum laude, 2010
- University of Virginia, J.D., 2017
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Connor's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.24.26
Two significant recent developments illustrate the Trump administration’s increasing focus on policing of hospital contracting practices that limit health plan network design flexibility. On June 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and Ohio attorney general filed a proposed consent decree resolving their civil antitrust suit against OhioHealth. (Prior Alert) Two days later, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a memorandum quantifying the potential economic effects of a broader ban on the types of contracting restrictions at issue in the OhioHealth case and the DOJ's parallel suit against NewYork-Presbyterian. This alert updates our prior coverage of the OhioHealth complaint and summarizes both developments.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.20.26
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.24.26
DOJ v. OhioHealth Confirms Antitrust Enforcers’ Continued Focus on Health Care Markets
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26
Representative Matters
- Representing DIRECTV as antitrust counsel in its proposed acquisition of the DISH video distribution business from EchoStar, including leading the merger review process before DOJ and providing strategic counsel and advice in connection with the transaction.
- Representing United Technologies in connection with its $135 billion merger with The Raytheon Company, which The Deal named its 2020 "Deal of the Year," its $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins, and its $16.5 billion acquisition of Goodrich.
- Advising DuPont De Nemours on international merger control notification obligations.
- Representing Gwinnett Health System in its merger with Northside Hospital.
- Representing United Technologies in its $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins.
Connor's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.24.26
Two significant recent developments illustrate the Trump administration’s increasing focus on policing of hospital contracting practices that limit health plan network design flexibility. On June 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and Ohio attorney general filed a proposed consent decree resolving their civil antitrust suit against OhioHealth. (Prior Alert) Two days later, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a memorandum quantifying the potential economic effects of a broader ban on the types of contracting restrictions at issue in the OhioHealth case and the DOJ's parallel suit against NewYork-Presbyterian. This alert updates our prior coverage of the OhioHealth complaint and summarizes both developments.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.20.26
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.24.26
DOJ v. OhioHealth Confirms Antitrust Enforcers’ Continued Focus on Health Care Markets
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26
Insights
Connor's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.24.26
Two significant recent developments illustrate the Trump administration’s increasing focus on policing of hospital contracting practices that limit health plan network design flexibility. On June 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and Ohio attorney general filed a proposed consent decree resolving their civil antitrust suit against OhioHealth. (Prior Alert) Two days later, the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a memorandum quantifying the potential economic effects of a broader ban on the types of contracting restrictions at issue in the OhioHealth case and the DOJ's parallel suit against NewYork-Presbyterian. This alert updates our prior coverage of the OhioHealth complaint and summarizes both developments.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.20.26
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.24.26
DOJ v. OhioHealth Confirms Antitrust Enforcers’ Continued Focus on Health Care Markets
Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26
