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Asheesh Agarwal

Asheesh Agarwal is president of Agarwal Strategies LLC. He previously served in senior roles at the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). At the FTC, Agarwal served as assistant director of the Office of Policy Planning, where he led initiatives to help consumers and examine barriers to the growth of e-commerce.

He has also served as general counsel for the Social Security Administration and the Indiana Department of Revenue, deputy general counsel at TechFreedom, senior counsel to the solicitor with the U.S. Labor Department, and in private practice with Ogletree Deakins and Mayer Brown Row & Mawe.

He received his bachelors from Northwestern University and his JD from from the University of Chicago Law School. 

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From A to Y: Antitrust Notes from the ABA and Y Combinator

Asheesh Agarwal Apr 15, 2025

April 4 marked the end of a notable week in global competition policy. The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Antitrust Section held its annual spring meeting, while Y Combinator hosted a virtual “Little Tech Competition Summit.” At the same time, Congress held two competition hearings, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) hosted an event on competition and ... From A to Y: Antitrust Notes from the ABA and Y Combinator

AI & Big DataAntitrustAntitrust Populism

Prudence and Precedent Counsel Modest Remedies in Google Search Case

Asheesh Agarwal Oct 07, 2024

Later this fall, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will hold hearings to determine the proper remedy in the Google search case. Among other options, the court could restrict Google’s ability to sign exclusive distribution contracts, force it to share data with competitors, or even break Google apart into two or more ... Prudence and Precedent Counsel Modest Remedies in Google Search Case

AntitrustMonopolizationPlatforms

FTC Alumni Response to FTC/DOJ RFI on Serial Acquisitions

Asheesh Agarwal, Alden Abbott, Dan Caprio, Theodore A. Gebhard, Darren Tucker & Daniel J. Gilman Jun 26, 2024

As former antitrust enforcers and alumni of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), we are pleased to submit these comments to the FTC and U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division (DOJ) in response to your Request for Information on Corporate Consolidation Through Serial Acquisitions and Roll-Up Strategies (RFI). We have devoted significant portions of our careers ... FTC Alumni Response to FTC/DOJ RFI on Serial Acquisitions

DOJFTCMergers & Merger Enforcement