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    Carla A. R. Hine

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    Washington, D.C. +1-202-956-7500
    hinec@sullcrom.com
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    Carla Hine is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Litigation Group and a member of the Antitrust Group. Her practice focuses on complex merger reviews, joint ventures, Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance and regulatory counseling on antitrust issues. She represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general.

    A versatile antitrust practitioner, Carla has significant experience representing clients in investigations, agency advocacy and administrative litigation, including Part III proceedings before the FTC. She advises on a broad range of antitrust issues, including information-sharing practices, interlocking directorate restrictions, competitor collaborations, trade association participation and distribution arrangements. Her experience spans a wide range of sectors, including private equity, consumer and retail, life sciences and healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy, defense, construction, oil and gas exploration, veterinary services and sports.

    Carla is an active and longstanding leader in the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association. She currently serves as Co-Chair of Committee Operations, has been nominated to the Council for 2026-2029, and previously served as Co-Chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions Committee and Vice-Chair of the Federal Civil Enforcement Committee. She has been recognized as a leading antitrust practitioner by The Legal 500 and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.

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    Experience

    Experience

    • Abbott in its $23B acquisition of Exact Sciences*
    • Advent International in numerous deals including:
      • In its $800M sale of Lanteris Space Systems to Intuitive Machines*
      • With Xplor Technologies in its merger with Clubessential Holdings*
      • In its acquisition of Coherent’s aerospace and defense business*
      • In its acquisition of Sauer Brands*
      • In its acquisition of LayerZero Power Systems*
    • Cove Hill Partners in several deals including:
      • In its $300M investment in Vantaca*
      • In its Strategic Investment in Swiftly*

    • MGM Resorts in its $546M sale of MGM Northfield Park to Clairvest Group*
    • A consortium led by Advent and Corvex in the take-private of Heidrick & Struggles*
    • PSG in several transactions including:
      • In the sale of Chatmeter to Alchemer*
      • In its strategic growth investment in Benchmark Analytics*
    • Remedy Meds on its acquisition of Thirty Madison*
    • GHK Capital Partners in its acquisition of Rogers Building Solutions*
    • Iodine Software in $1.25B sale to Waystar*
    • TruArc Partners in several deals including:
      • In the sale of Ideal Tridon Group to Nautic Partners*
      • In its investment in DMI Personal Care*
    • Providence Equity Partners in several transactions including:
      • In the acquisition by 365 Retail Markets of Cantaloupe*
      • In the sale of TAIT to the Private Equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives*
    • TPG in its acquisition of Peppertree Capital Management*
    • Sunoco LP in its $9.1B acquisition of Parkland Corporation*
    • Stone Ridge in its acquisition of Wincoram*
    • H.I.G. Capital and its affiliate in the affiliate’s take-private acquisition of Quisitive Technology Solutions*
    • DT Midstream, Inc in its $1.2B acquisition of three FERC-regulated natural gas transmission pipelines from ONEOK, Inc.*
    • Aterian Investment Partners in the acquisition by one of its affiliates of Outlook Group*
    • Nexa Equity and its portfolio company Autura in Autura’s merger with Traxero, a portfolio company of Radian Capital*
    • Precinmac (a portfolio company of Bain Capital and Pine Island Capital Partners) in its sale*
    • Siete Foods and Stripes in the sale of Siete to PepsiCo for $1.2B*
    • Blue Star Innovation Partners in its partnership agreement with Ledger Run*
    • Pacific Avenue Capital Partners in its acquisition of Sogefi’s filtration business*
    • General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero Fund on its investment in GRESB*
    • Arcosa, Inc. in its $180M acquisition of Ameron Pole Products*
    • Cove Hill Partners in its strategic investment in Incident IQ*
    • Sunoco LP in its $7.3B acquisition of NuStar*
    • Digital Realty, Inc. in a successful resolution of relationship with Cyxtera*
    • Cedar Fair, L.P. in its $8B merger with Six Flags*
    • Forterra, Inc. in securing U.S. antitrust clearance in its sale to Quikrete*

    *Denotes matters undertaken prior to joining S&C.

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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises Biohaven on Strategic Global Licensing Agreement with SK Biopharmaceuticals

      Client Highlights August 27, 2026
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2004
    • University of Michigan, M.P.P., 2001
    • University of Florida, B.A., 1999

    Bar Admissions

    • District of Columbia
    • Illinois
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    Related Practices

    • Litigation
    • Antitrust
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