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McDermott Will & Emery LLP
THE MCDERMOTT BUILDING, 500 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-1531
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Work Department

Antitrust/Competition

Position

Joel R. Grosberg is co-head of McDermott’s Antitrust Mergers Focus Group and assists clients on civil and criminal antitrust matters, including obtaining merger clearances, counseling and litigation. He has represented clients in obtaining antitrust approvals in numerous challenging transactions, and in other government antitrust investigations before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and foreign competition authorities. Joel has significant experience in the high tech, chemical, health care and life sciences industries, including counseling on matters related to pricing and distribution practices and other competition-related issues.

Joel is consistently recognized in Chambers USA and was ranked as a leading antitrust lawyer in The Legal 500 United States and SuperLawyers. Chambers USA reports that Joel has “notable agency experience at the FTC,” and is “very knowledgeable…on merger related work.”

Earlier in his career, Joel was an attorney with the FTC’s Bureau of Competition (Mergers II), where he handled a full range of antitrust matters involving the chemical, computer hardware semiconductor, automotive parts, plastics, toy and paper industries.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Merger control

McDermott Will & Emery LLP is noted for its high-level specialist healthcare antitrust and FTC practices, combining a steady stream of HSR filings and merger approvals with standout capabilities in government merger investigations and litigation, also working regularly on transactions in the tech and defense sectors, among others. The team includes diverse merger and contentious antitrust experts, with practice head Raymond Jacobsen working on major US and international mandates in industries including defense, medical devices, and biotech, while former FTC Mergers II lawyer Joel Grosberg has a strong knowledge of FTC and DOJ merger processes, advising on acquisitions, sales, and joint ventures. Jon Dubrow is a prolific HSR counsel and also focuses on securing first-stage approvals for highly scrutinized deals, Gregory Heltzer stands out for his merger defense work, and Lisa Rumin has also seen success in defending mergers in the healthcare, pharma, and biotech against investigations by state and federal authorities. Chicago’s Stephen Wu  plays a key role in the firm’s health antitrust offering. All lawyers mentioned are in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.

United States > Antitrust > Cartel

McDermott Will & Emery LLP stands out for its strength in the healthcare and life sciences sector, acting for major healthcare providers, insurers, and biotech clients in a range of cartel investigations and litigation, including cross-border investigations by international antitrust authorities. Raymond Jacobsen leads the team from Washington DC, an experienced antitrust lawyer with a focus on litigation. Joel Grosberg, also in DC, focuses on government antitrust investigations before the DOJ and the FTC and has notable agency experience from the FTC. In Chicago, Stephen Wu specializes in healthcare-related antitrust, while litigator Katharine O’Connor has significant experience in labor market litigation concerning alleged no-poach agreements.