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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M STREET, NW, SUITE 600
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Work Department

Antitrust/Competition

Position

Partner

Career

Jeff Perry, Co-Chair of Weil’s US antitrust/competition practice and a partner in Washington DC, focuses his practice on antitrust investigations and litigation, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Perry is lead antitrust counsel for a number of Fortune 50 clients. He joined Weil in 2014 after serving for 13 years at the Federal Trade Commission, most recently as Assistant Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. During his tenure at the FTC, Mr. Perry handled hundreds of significant merger matters, including investigations and challenges across virtually every industry overseen by the agency, including supermarkets, technology, retail stores, consumer products, food and beverage products, casinos, healthcare, and a range of other products and services.

Education

University of Maryland (BA, 1996); George Washington University Law School (JD, 1999).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Antitrust > Merger control

(Leading lawyers)

Jeffrey PerryWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP remains a sought-after destination practice for business-critical, complex M&A approvals, representing major global clients throughout highly scrutinized and contentious merger proceedings by the FTC, DOJ, and international regulatory authorities, working in concert with its growing European presence on international deals. Particularly strong in the tech and gaming spaces, the firm is advising Microsoft on its high-profile acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which is facing a FTC challenge, as well as representing Meta in its proposed $400m acquisition of Within Unlimited, while other sector strengths include retail and healthcare. Global antitrust head Steven Newborn is a former head of Mergers I at the FTC, and continues to handle a wide range of global merger approvals, while Brianne Kucerik, now co-head of US antitrust, is also highly active on contentious multi-jurisdictional merger cases, particularly within the gaming industry. Fellow co-heads Jeffrey Perry and and Michael Moiseyev are also former FTC Merger Division heads, furthering the team’s agency expertise, and Jeff White is noted for his broad practice, advising major companies and private equity clients throughout the merger process, including investigations and litigation. Megan Granger has bolstered her reputation within the space, playing key roles on the Meta and Microsoft deals along Moiseyev. All lawyers mentioned are in Washington DC.