Viraj Mehrotra
Legal Intern
Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy
Viraj Mehrotra is a Legal Intern in the Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy at ITIF. Before joining ITIF, he was American Bar Association's (ABA) Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute. He analyzed mergers and court decisions in the latest antitrust disputes. He is passionate about legal developments in Antitrust and Competition Law on both sides of the Atlantic.
Viraj is a 3rd year law student at Arizona State University pursuing his Juris Doctor (JD) there. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in European Union Law from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and an Advanced Diploma in Public International Law. Viraj has previously worked at law firms and Non-Profit Organizations in areas such as Antitrust, International Trade, Employment Law, and Administrative Law. He has also worked at TechFreedom where he worked on Antitrust in the Tech Industry and with the Major Questions Doctrine on issues facing the Telecom and Energy Industries.
Research Areas
Recent Publications
Remedies in DOJ v. Google (Part II): DOJ Crosses the Rubicon
DOJ has decided to use its very fortunate victory in court to effectively destroy Google by chopping off two of its core businesses and turning what’s left of the company into an almost de facto public utility.
Comments to the European Commission Regarding Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Unfortunately, new proposed guidelines for enforcing against abusive exclusionary conduct untether liability from likely harms to competition and consumer welfare.
Remedies in DOJ v. Google (Part I): Why a Breakup Is a Bad Idea
The DOJ's proposal to break up Google is unusual and would have disastrous consequences for consumers, innovation, and American competitiveness.
