Sarah Pugh advises clients on matters involving all aspects of antitrust and competition law, including government investigations, merger reviews, litigation, and congressional inquiries. She regularly defends clients in investigations by the US Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general in cases involving allegations of algorithmic collusion, price fixing, group boycott, information sharing, monopolization, and wage-fixing. She also has extensive experience counseling clients on compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, and she is a member of the firm’s cross-functional New HSR Form Working Group.

Ms. Pugh represents clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, finance, healthcare, biotechnology, real estate, agriculture, energy, and private equity.

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Ms. Pugh worked for another international law firm, where she also focused her practice on antitrust and government investigations.

Professional Activities

Ms. Pugh is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section, currently serving as a Young Lawyer Representative on the Editorial Board of the Antitrust Law Journal. She is also a member of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Ms. Pugh has also taught as an adjunct professor at the American University Washington College of Law and regularly mentors first-generation law students.

Ms. Pugh is committed to public service and maintains an active pro bono practice, primarily representing children and young adults in immigration matters.