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Gil Ohana

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Gil Ohana

Counsel
Antitrust & Competition
Northern California

Represents clients in a wide range of antitrust matters, including merger reviews, civil litigation and government investigations. 

Gil represents clients in a wide range of antitrust matters, including those related to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution and business counseling, as well as civil litigation and government investigations. From his extensive background working with leading technology companies, Gil has particular experience across the range of software and hardware, in fields such as networking, security, SaaS software, semiconductors, computing and unified communications. He has handled merger reviews and investigations by antitrust and competition enforcement agencies around the world, including in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, China and Brazil.

Additionally, Gil has advised clients on and litigated cases involving patent licensing, including with respect to licensing negotiations, and related state and federal antitrust and California Unfair Competition Law claims.

Experience highlights

Gil’s representations before joining Davis Polk include the following:

  • Secured antitrust approvals in the United States and other jurisdictions for numerous multi-billion dollar acquisitions involving a range of technology products from semiconductors to observability SaaS
  • Successfully defended a technology company in federal monopolization and state unfair competition case
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School
  • Articles Editor, Columbia Law Review
B.A., Social Studies, Harvard University
  • magna cum laude
Clerkships
Law Clerk, Joel M. Flaum, US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1990-1991
Professional history
  • Counsel, Davis Polk, 2024-present
  • Senior Director, Antitrust & Competition, Cisco Systems, 2009-2024
  • Counsel, WilmerHale, 2007-2009
  • Director, Antitrust & Competition, Cisco Systems, 1999-2007
  • Senior Attorney, Hewlett-Packard, 1996-1999
  • Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1993-1996
Qualifications and admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • State of California
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