Dionne Lomax

Lecturer, Markets, Public Policy, and Law
  • Phone 617-358-5928
  • Office 660
  • BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Questrom School of Business
    Rafik B. Hariri Building
    595 Commonwealth Avenue
    Boston, MA 02215

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Dionne Lomax is a Lecturer in the Markets, Public Policy and Law Department at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business and (by courtesy) at Boston University’s School of Law. Prior to joining BU, Dionne dedicated her legal career to analyzing complex business transactions from an antitrust regulatory perspective. As a Partner in two national law firms, she represented high-profile clients in various commercial transactions before the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and various State Attorneys General in connection with mergers and other commercial transactions. Dionne is also the Managing Director of Antitrust and Trade Regulation at Affiliated Monitors, Inc.

As an antitrust attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions, Dionne was uniquely positioned to work closely with buyers and sellers as they negotiate key aspects of merger agreements. Her transactional experience, while focused on antitrust regulatory issues, exposed her to the entire spectrum of M&A activity. She counseled clients during the bidding process as they made critical decisions regarding strategic partners, and analyzed key aspects of asset purchase agreements to protect client interests during the due diligence process. As such, Dionne has been privy to how laws and regulations impact strategic business decisions, and has witnessed the significant increase in litigation and regulation to which businesses are subjected. Dionne believes that this rise in regulation makes it imperative that the next generation of business professionals understand the nature of the legal system, its role and influence on business operations, and how it impacts business decision making. Her teaching philosophy is to promote student enthusiasm for the law by ensuring that students experience the practical application of a subject with a special emphasis on providing students skills-based simulation exercises as they analyze relevant issues.

Prior to entering private practice, Dionne served as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s Health Care Task Force where she analyzed the structure and operation of PHOs and IPAs, investigated health plan mergers, and other collaborative arrangements in the health care industry. She clerked for The Honorable Clifford Scott Green in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and also taught antitrust law as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

    Education
  • JD, University of Pennsylvania, 1995
  • BBA, Howard University, 1992
    Publications
  • Hagiu, A., Farronato, C., Fradkin, A., Lomax, D. (2024). "Understanding the Tradeoffs of the Amazon Antitrust Case", Harvard Business Review
  • Lomax, D., Dunlop, L. (2023). "Health Care Antitrust Without the Health Care Guidelines: What Will the Future Hold?", Competition Policy International
  • Lomax, D. (2023). "Health Care Antitrust Enforcement Trends and Outlook", The American Health Lawyers Association's Top 10 Health Law Issues
  • Lomax, D. (2021). "Hospital Forecast for 2021: Biden Administration May Usher in New Approach to Antitrust Analysis in Key Areas", Insights@Questrom
  • Lomax, D. (2021). "Hospital Forecast for 2021: Biden Administration May Usher in New Approach to Antitrust Analysis in Key Areas", Insights@Questrom
  • Lomax, D. (2020). "Consolidation in Health Care: Antitrust Enforcement Trends, Price Transparency, and Challenges in Pharma", American Health Law Association: Health Law Watch, Chapter 3
  • Lomax, D. (2020). "Price Transparency: Friend or Foe? How Price Transparency May Impact Competition in the Health Care Industry", CPI Antitrust Chronical
  • Lomax, D. (2020). "Health Care Antitrust Trends to Watch in 2020, American Health Lawyers Association Top 10 Health Law Issues", American Health Lawyers Association Connections Magazine, 24 (1), 10-20
  • Lomax, D. (2018). "Using “Old Cases,” District Court Applies Per Se Standard of Review to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Restrictive Practices in Antitrust MDL", Antitrust Alert
  • Lomax, D. (2018). "Private Employer Petition to Challenge Hospital Merger Highlights Options When Health Care Authorities Approve CON Applications", AHLA – Antitrust Advisor, 1 (1)
    Research Presentations
  • Hagiu, A. , Fradkin, A. , Lomax, D. , Farronato, C. Tech Titans Under Scrutiny:Government Regulation, FTC Lawsuits, and Amazon's Future, Insights@Questrom webinar, virtual, 2023
  • Farronato, C. , Fradkin, A. , Hagiu, A. Tech Titans Under Scrutiny: Government Regulation, FTC Lawsuits, and Amazon’s Future: What Is the Impact of the Amazon FTC Lawsuit?, 2023
  • Lomax, D. , Chang, K. DEI in Business Curriculum: To Add or Not to Add?, Academy of Legal Studies in Business 2023 Annual Conference, 2023
  • Lomax, D. , Joffre, G. , Strachan, A. , O'Connor, A. The Corporate Credit Carrott: What Does it Mean to Cooperate Under DOJ's Updated Regime?, Boston Bar Association White-Collar Crime Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2023
  • Lomax, D. , Hengsbach, B. , Harris, A. All Star Women Monitors (Part 2), Great Women in Compliance Podcast, 2022
  • Lomax, D. , Hengsbach, B. , Harris, A. All Star Women Monitors (Part 1), Great Women in Compliance Podcast, 2022
  • Lomax, D. Analyzing and Assessing the Impact of Contracts, Business Practices, and Mergers in Health Care on Labor Markets, American Health Law Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2022
  • Lomax, D. , Allen, H. , Andrade, J. Rethinking Antitrust Compliance in Response to New Risks: Practical Tips and Takeaways for Companies Large and Small, Strafford Webinar, 2022
  • Lomax, D. , Miller, J. , Brau, S. , Lee, H. Antitrust and the Big Tech Cases: What They Mean for Your Compliance Program, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Conference, 2021
  • Lomax, D. , Domen, V. , Mucchetti, P. , Wertz, T. Being on Your Best Behavior: Examining Problematic Antitrust Conduct, American Health Law Association Annual Meeting, 2021
  • Lomax, D. , Fischer, A. , White, C. , Wiegand, J. Health Care Antitrust Enforcement and the New Administration – What it May Mean for Transaction Planning, American Health Law Association Health Care Transactions Program, 2021
  • Lomax, D. , White, C. Health Care Antitrust- Holy Cow!! Hot Topics in 2021, American Health Law Association Physicians and Hospitals Institute, 2021
    Awards and Honors
  • 2023, James E. Freeman Leadership Development Award
  • 2021, Recognized as one of Boston University’s “Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic,” B.U. Today, https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/pandemic-heroes/
  • 2021, Recognized as one of Boston University’s “Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic”
  • 2020, Broderick Award, Faculty Contribution to Student Learning and Experience
  • 2020, Broderick Award for Faculty Contribution to Student Learning and Experience