Eric Ashby II is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Government Contracts groups. Eric represents clients on a range of antitrust matters, including civil antitrust litigation, mergers and acquisitions, competitor collaborations, and government antitrust investigations. He represents government contractors in both counseling and litigation, including procurement ethics and compliance as well as civil and criminal matters.
Representative Matters
- Defending a global hospitality company in a class action litigation and related lawsuit involving an alleged conspiracy to eliminate competition for branded keyword search advertising.
- Representing a Fortune 25 corporation in a grand jury investigation into price fixing and market allocation in the generic pharmaceutical industry.
- Representing a government contractor in connection with a bribery, bid rigging, and procurement fraud investigation by the Department of Justice.
- Representing multiple healthcare industry companies in connection with claims and litigation regarding the Affordable Care Act.
- Advising clients regarding potential antitrust liability associated with horizontal and vertical conduct in the chemicals, aerospace and defense, and veterinary health care services industries.
- Drafted training materials for clients on antitrust compliance in public procurement.
Eric maintains an active pro bono practice. Recent pro bono matters include:
- Representation of a domestic violence victim in a landlord-tenant dispute in District of Columbia Small Claims Court.
- Representation of family members from El Salvador seeking asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in the United States.
Eric’s other pro bono interests include LGBTQ-rights advocacy, voting rights, veterans affairs, and First Amendment matters.
Eric received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was notes editor for the Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law and the recipient of the Certificate of Merit Award for Outstanding Performance in Health Law. During law school, he was an extern for the Honorable Cathy Ann Bencivengo in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Eric also volunteered with the Central Florida Gay & Lesbian Law Association, where he drafted a model ordinance for Florida localities banning the practice of conversion therapy. He drafted another version of the ordinance along with a white paper arguing for its passage in the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Following consultation with the Mayor of Ann Arbor, the ordinance is currently under consideration by the Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission and the City Council.
Eric graduated phi beta kappa from the University of Oregon with a B.S. in political science. During college he interned for U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio, working primarily on military and veterans affairs. Eric is a military veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force, earning the Humanitarian Service Medal for disaster relief efforts.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: California
Eric is admitted in California only, practicing under the supervision of D.C. Bar members.
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member, LGBT Bar Association of DC
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Antitrust Division Update Affirms Continued Efforts of Procurement Collusion Strike Force,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(June 24, 2020).
Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Eric Ashby II
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"AAG Delrahim Touts Success of DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force on International Stage,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(June 17, 2020).
Contacts: Gail D. Zirkelbach, Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Eric Ashby II
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"With $100 Million Fine in Oncology Market Allocation Case, DOJ Sets its Sights on Anticompetitive Conduct Among Specialty Providers,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(May 5, 2020).
Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Megan L. Wolf, Eric Ashby II
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"WMATA OIG Announces Partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 20, 2020).
Contacts: Shawn R. Johnson, Alexis Victoria DeBernardis, Eric Ashby II