Anant Raut

About Anant Raut

As counsel at a boutique antitrust and litigation firm, I counsel clients on regulatory and policy matters in a range of markets with emergent legal frameworks. I was an external advisor to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the creation of a model risk management framework for generative AI systems, where I provided subject matter expertise to governance and pre-deployment testing teams in the development of industry guidance for mapping, measuring, and managing risks related to GAI. I am the former global head of competition policy for Meta Platforms, Inc. There I stood up a global policy team; provided centralized subject matter expertise for our regional leads; worked cross-functionally on business priority issues; and developed some of the company’s key public policy positions, including proactive stances on interoperability and data sharing. Later I layered on a product counseling role, providing competition and regulatory guidance for every Meta product and service worldwide. I am an experienced antitrust law and policy practitioner, having been an enforcer at both the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division. I have deep experience with legislative and federal budget processes through my time on Capitol Hill. I previously served as antitrust counsel to the Democratic Chair and Ranking Member of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. There I worked across the aisle to pass bills such as the Music Modernization Act, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, the SUCCESS Act, and reauthorization of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement Reform Act. I worked closely with my Republican colleagues for bipartisan oversight and investigations of industries as varied as digital advertising, airlines, and railroads. As counsel, I helped shape key policy positions for the Democratic leaders of each of those committees. I was also the de facto in-house expert for the Senate Democratic Caucus on antitrust, consumer protection, privacy, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and arbitration law and policy. I host a pair of popular industry podcasts, Our Curious Amalgam and Trust and Trade, which tackle leading edge antitrust and consumer protection issues every month. Core competencies include:Antitrust Law and Policy | AI Policy | Product Counseling | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Leadership | Oral and Written Advocacy | Data Privacy Law and Policy | Strategic Planning | Legislative Drafting | Innovation | Trust and Safety | Competition Law | Digital Markets Act

Experience

1. of Counsel

   Zaiger Linden Roberti & Pepe Llc

   Jan 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Harvard Law School

  J.D., Corporate law, Cyberlaw

  1998 — 2001

• Yale University

  B.A., Religious Studies

  1992 — 1996

• Phillips Academy

  H.S.

  1989 — 1992