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Rosa M. Morales

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Rosa M. Morales is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust and Competition Group in the firm’s New York office.

Rosa’s practice focuses on all aspects of antitrust law, including litigation, counseling, mergers and acquisitions, and recovery actions. Rosa has extensive experience representing corporate clients in major antitrust matters and government investigations relating to alleged antitrust violations. In addition, Rosa has represented clients in complex commercial, securities, and intellectual property litigation and transactional matters.

Rosa’s work spans across a broad range of industries, including health care and pharmaceuticals, sports, airlines, food and agriculture, telecommunications, media, internet services, financial services, electronic payments, and insurance. 

Throughout her career, Rosa has also represented numerous clients in pro bono matters, including gaining tax-exempt status for an international not-for-profit provider of low-cost communications technology and information access to rural and underserved communities in developing countries, obtaining asylum for a woman persecuted for a rare genetic condition, and securing permanent residency and work authorization for survivors of domestic violence under the Violence Against Women Act.

During law school, Rosa was a Stein Scholar for Public Interest Law and Ethics, a member of the Immigration Rights Law Clinic, and the Managing Editor of the Fordham International Law Journal.

Career & Education

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    • Barnard College, B.A., 2000
    • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2006
    • Barnard College, B.A., 2000
    • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2006

    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, New York City Bar Association
    • Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, and International Law sections
    • Board Member, New York City Anti-Violence Project (former)
    • Associate Board Member, New York Legal Assistance Group (former)

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, New York City Bar Association
    • Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, and International Law sections
    • Board Member, New York City Anti-Violence Project (former)
    • Associate Board Member, New York Legal Assistance Group (former)

    • Spanish
    • French
    • Spanish
    • French

Rosa's Insights

Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.21.25

DOJ and FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines Regarding Business Practices That Impact Workers

Four days before the change in administration and in the wake of several high-profile trial losses in cases involving alleged “no-poach” and wage-fixing agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly approved new guidelines, Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers” (the “2025 Guidelines” or “Guidelines”), that explain how antitrust enforcers have identified and assessed whether an agreement or business practice affecting workers may violate the antitrust laws.  The 2025 Guidelines were voted out at the FTC on a split 3-2 vote along party lines, with a brief but scathing dissenting statement from the Republican commissioners (including incoming FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson) that raises serious doubts as to how well the Guidelines reflect the approach the agencies will take during the next four years.  On the eve of the incoming Trump Administration, the 2025 Guidelines replaced the previous joint DOJ and FTC antitrust guidelines regarding employment practices that were issued in 2016, “Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals” (the “2016 Guidelines”), during the tail-end of the Obama Administration....

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Representative Matters

Includes matters handled prior to joining Crowell & Moring.

  • Representing third parties in federal and state antitrust investigations related to technology sector.
  • Represented certified indirect-purchaser class of premium payers in tying and anti-steering claims against Sutter Health
  • Represented over sixty merchants and merchant coalitions in credit- and debit-card swipe fee antitrust action against Visa and MasterCard
  • Advised federal district court on damages in reverse-payment antitrust action against branded and generic manufacturers of blockbuster drug
  • Defended major Japanese airline against allegations of price-fixing of passenger airfares following Department of Justice investigation
  • Defended large French bank against bid-rigging and price-fixing claims in municipal bond market
  • Defended premier Canadian food and beverage maker against class action allegations of conspiracy to fix chocolate prices
  • Represented international registry operator and global provider of domain name registry services in arbitration involving dispute over rulemaking processes and auction award for new top-level domain
  • Represented specialty pharmacy benefit manager in horizontal merger

Rosa's Insights

Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.21.25

DOJ and FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines Regarding Business Practices That Impact Workers

Four days before the change in administration and in the wake of several high-profile trial losses in cases involving alleged “no-poach” and wage-fixing agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly approved new guidelines, Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers” (the “2025 Guidelines” or “Guidelines”), that explain how antitrust enforcers have identified and assessed whether an agreement or business practice affecting workers may violate the antitrust laws.  The 2025 Guidelines were voted out at the FTC on a split 3-2 vote along party lines, with a brief but scathing dissenting statement from the Republican commissioners (including incoming FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson) that raises serious doubts as to how well the Guidelines reflect the approach the agencies will take during the next four years.  On the eve of the incoming Trump Administration, the 2025 Guidelines replaced the previous joint DOJ and FTC antitrust guidelines regarding employment practices that were issued in 2016, “Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals” (the “2016 Guidelines”), during the tail-end of the Obama Administration....

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Insights

Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.21.25

DOJ and FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines Regarding Business Practices That Impact Workers

Webinar | 12.13.24

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Speaking Engagement | 12.13.24

"President-Elect Trump’s Impact On the Transportation Industry," Crowell & Moring Webinar

Firm News | 3 min read | 12.12.24

Glen McGorty and Rosa Morales Named as Crain’s New York Business 2024 Notable Leaders in Law
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Practices

Industries

Rosa's Insights

Client Alert | 6 min read | 01.21.25

DOJ and FTC Issue New Antitrust Guidelines Regarding Business Practices That Impact Workers

Four days before the change in administration and in the wake of several high-profile trial losses in cases involving alleged “no-poach” and wage-fixing agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly approved new guidelines, Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers” (the “2025 Guidelines” or “Guidelines”), that explain how antitrust enforcers have identified and assessed whether an agreement or business practice affecting workers may violate the antitrust laws.  The 2025 Guidelines were voted out at the FTC on a split 3-2 vote along party lines, with a brief but scathing dissenting statement from the Republican commissioners (including incoming FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson) that raises serious doubts as to how well the Guidelines reflect the approach the agencies will take during the next four years.  On the eve of the incoming Trump Administration, the 2025 Guidelines replaced the previous joint DOJ and FTC antitrust guidelines regarding employment practices that were issued in 2016, “Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals” (the “2016 Guidelines”), during the tail-end of the Obama Administration....

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