Working closely with colleagues across the US, Asia, and Europe, the Jones Day antitrust and competition team handles high stakes domestic and cross-border transactions. It leverages team members’ experience at the FTC and Department of Justice Antitrust Division to support clients in antitrust investigations, with additional experience of litigation in complex merger matters. Clients in the tech, healthcare, pharma and energy sectors regularly seek out the team, which is headed up by Washington DC-based Craig Waldman. Also in DC, Ryan Thomas has significant expertise handling matters regarding artificial intelligence, and Aimee DeFilippo focuses on mergers and acquisitions, counseling, compliance, and nonmerger investigations. The team’s Texas antitrust team is headed up by Bruce McDonald in Houston, whose practice regularly involves assisting energy, transportation, and telecommunications companies in antitrust government investigations and enforcement. Eric Enson  and  Jeremy Morrison have left the firm.
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  • 'The Jones Day team is highly competent and engages. They also are very easy to work with.'
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Key clients

  • Autodesk
  • British American Tobacco Group
  • ITT, Inc.
  • Koch Industries
  • Parker Hannifin Corporation
  • Ubisoft
  • WEG S.A.

Work highlights

  • Represented Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC in the USD 3.6 billion acquisition of Iowa Fertilizer Company (IFCo) from OCI N.V.
  • Represented Brazilian manufacturer WEG in its acquisition of the Industrial Motors business of Regal Rexnord Corp.
  • Represented Ubisoft as the divestiture buyer in the FTC's merger challenge in the U.S. of Microsoft's USD 69 billion purchase of video game company Activision.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Craig Waldman

Next generation partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Aimee DeFilippo
Ryan Thomas

Practice head

Craig Waldman

Other key lawyers

Ryan Thomas; Bruce McDonald; Michael Gleason; Michael Knight; Aimee DeFilippo; Koren Wong-Ervin