Nelson Fitts

Nelson Fitts joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in 2000 and was named partner in 2007. He practices in the firm’s Antitrust group, where he focuses on analysis of competition issues in mergers, acquisitions, auctions, joint ventures, takeover defense and advocacy before federal, state and foreign antitrust authorities.

Mr. Fitts represents parties in a broad range of energy, industrial, chemical, medical, pharmaceutical, financial, and technology transactions. He is a frequent writer and lecturer on antitrust and mergers and acquisitions.

• Princeton University, A.B. 1996, cum laude
• Columbia Law School, J.D. 1999, James Kent Scholar (Editor, Columbia Law Review)