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Feb. 27, 2024

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Kroger-Albertsons merger fight features antitrust law veterans, new federal judge

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Kroger and Albertsons have turned to seasoned Washington, D.C., antitrust lawyers to battle the FTC’s new lawsuit seeking to block their planned $25 billion merger. Kroger’s legal team includes Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer’s Michael Bernstein, a longtime outside antitrust lawyer to the company. Albertsons’ lawyers include Debevoise & Plimpton’s Ted Hassi, a former U.S. Navy pilot who has been at the firm since 2018. Albertsons is also represented by White & Case’s George Paul. Read more about their legal teams.

The FTC’s lawsuit was assigned to U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson, a former Oregon Supreme Court justice who was confirmed to the federal bench in February 2023.

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