People

Overview

Erin Schnappauf is an Associate in the firm's Washington, D.C. Antitrust and Competition Law practice.

Her practice focuses on representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex antitrust disputes, including class actions, multidistrict litigation, merger challenges, and private party actions.

She also advises clients on mergers and other strategic transactions, as well as government investigations and regulatory matters before the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and international competition authorities.

Erin is a Junior Board Member of Volunteer Legal Advocates, where she represents clients in protective order and child custody matters. During law school, Erin was a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal and the Mock Trial Board. Additionally, she served as a student attorney for the Family Justice Litigation Clinic.

Prior to law school, Erin served as a paralegal at a criminal and civil trial boutique in New York.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • District of Columbia Bar
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Education

  • J.D., George Washington University Law School 2024
    Member, Federal Circuit Bar Journal
    Member, George Washington Law Mock Trial Board
    Dean's Fellow
  • Master of Advanced Studies, Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine 2021
    with honors
  • B.S., Biology & Psychology, Loyola University 2019
    summa cum laude
    Phi Beta Kappa

Experience

  • Representing private equity firm in merger enforcement litigation involving a Clayton Act claim
  • Representing major grocer and food distributor in multidistrict litigation asserting Sherman Act claims across multiple protein industries
  • Representing former and current college athletes challenging eligibility rules under the Sherman Act
  • Representing major healthcare company in acquisition of nationwide provider of home health and hospice services
  • Advising private equity firm on multiple transactions involving wholesale and retail industrial products
  • Advising global companies across multiple industries, including offshore energy and media and communications, on antitrust issues in connection with strategic transactions