Michelle Yost Hale, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Michelle Hale is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Her practice focuses on representing companies in government antitrust investigations, including mergers and acquisitions and other civil antitrust investigations. She regularly appears before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, representing companies across a range of industries. Michelle also provides antitrust counseling on a wide variety of business conduct, including joint ventures, collaborations, and pricing and distribution, among others. Prior to joining the firm, Michelle served as a lead attorney in the Mergers IV division of the FTC, where she led matters related to the healthcare, supermarket, and retail industries. During her time at the FTC, Michelle also served as counsel to the director of the Bureau of Competition, where she advised two Bureau of Competition directors on a wide range of antitrust issues. She has significant litigation experience and served as an integral member of the FTC’s trial team in the FTC’s successful challenges to ProMedica Health System’s acquisition of St. Luke’s Hospital. While attending law school, Michelle served as an antitrust research assistant to Professor Andrew Gavil and as a legal assistant to the Office of Student Affairs.
