Vic Domen

Co-Managing Partner

Vic.Domen@lewisbrisbois.com

Government antitrust investigations and prosecutions lawyer Vic Domen brings a unique perspective to understanding the priorities of government agencies and the challenges his clients may encounter. Regarded as a top-three US antitrust enforcer, Vic previously worked for the Tennessee Attorney General's Office, where he served as its senior antitrust counsel. For nearly 20 years, Vic was the lead lawyer in the investigation and prosecution of federal and state antitrust matters brought on behalf of the State of Tennessee.

As a past chair of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Multistate Antitrust Task Force, Vic organized and often led the antitrust investigation and litigation efforts of state attorneys general. He coordinated antitrust enforcement efforts with officials at the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and international antitrust enforcement agencies. Vic has reviewed and investigated hundreds of nonprofit mergers, dissolutions, and sales of assets with a special focus on hospital and healthcare transactions, including Tennessee's granting of a Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) to Ballad Health. He was also a key drafter of Tennessee's current Nonprofit Act (2015) governing the activities of nonprofit entities in the state.

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Government Investigations & White Collar Defense
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Healthcare
  • Life Sciences

Associations

  • Leadership, ABA Antitrust Section (Council, Finance Committee, Civil Practice & Procedure, State Enforcement)
  • Co-chair, ABA Antitrust Section Fall Forum, (2025)
  • Board Member, Competition Editorial Advisory Board, Law 360, (2012, 2022, 2025)
  • Board Member, Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies Board, Loyola – Chicago School of Law, (2019 – Present)
  • Member and Chair, Antitrust Task Force, National Association of Attorneys General, (2015 –2018)

Awards & Honors

  • The Legal 500 United States
  • Recommended, State Attorneys General, (2024 – 2025)
  • Recommended, Civil Litigation/Class Action: Defense, (2024)
  • Recommended, General Commercial Disputes, (2021)
  • Recommended, Merger Control, (2020)

Professional Presentations

  • Panelist, "Healthcare Alert! Bankruptcy is Not an Option," Health Care Transactions Conference, The American Health Law Association (AHLA), May 6, 2025
  • Panelist, "State Antitrust Enforcement on the Rise," 73rd Antitrust Spring Meeting, The American Bar Association (ABA), April 2, 2025
  • Panelist, "AI in Healthcare – Patient Care or Antitrust Conspiracy?" The Complexities of AI inHealthcare, AHLA, February 4, 2025
  • Panelist, "Part 1 – Hospital Mergers Procedural Challenges," Webinar, AHLA, November 8, 2024

Education

Rutgers University

Juris Doctor

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Arts

Publications

  • Co-author, "Price Gouging Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic," Competition Policy International, September 2020
  • Co-author, "Government Contractors Beware: Implications of the DOA New Procurement collusion Strike Force," The Antitrust Source, June 2020
  • Co-author, "Antitrust Agencies' COVID-19 Response: Federal and State Authorities Warn Against Price Gouging," International Law Office, April 2020
  • Co-author, "FTC and DOJ Release 2020 Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines for Public Comment," January 2020

Media Mentions

  • Quoted, "NCAA Rebuked for Another Eligibility Rule," Global Competition Review, December 20, 2024
  • Quoted, "Despite Political Differences, State AGs Work Across Party Lines on Antitrust Issues," FTC Watch, October 2020
  • Quoted, "Tuna's Downfall Seen as Antitrust Warning to Chicken, Beef CEOs," Bloomberg Law, June 2020