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Jones Day

Jones Day

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United States • Antitrust

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Merger control

‘Responsive, commercially-minded, and adaptable’, Jones Day’s antitrust and competition team is a go-to for complex U.S. and cross-border merger control mandates, working closely with colleagues across Asia and Europe on transactions that require coordinated global clearance strategies. The practice draws on deep FTC and DOJ experience to guide clients in technology, healthcare, pharma and energy through investigations and contested merger proceedings. Leading the team from Washington DC is Craig Waldman, who advises on merger review, investigations and complex antitrust disputes, drawing on long-standing experience before US enforcers. Also in DC, Ryan Thomas advises on AI-related competition issues, while Aimee DeFilippo focuses on merger reviews, counseling and non-merger investigations; in Houston, Bruce McDonald leads the Texas antitrust practice, with a strong focus on energy, transportation and telecoms matters. The bench has been strengthened by the arrivals of Michael Sawers, in Minneapolis from the DOJ, and Brian Young, in Washington DC from the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'The most practical advice possible in this subject area. They identify and scope risk and various mitigation strategies at a different level than other firms, and are able to communicate in a straightforward, understandable manner.'
  • ‘Responsiveness, ability to clearly explain situations and what is needed, works very hard to achieve desired outcomes. Particularly Craig Waldman, Michael Gleason, and Eddie Hasdoo.'
  • ‘Responsive, commercially-minded, and adaptable to how clients want to handle matters, achieves results.’
  • ‘The work performed by Aimee DeFilippo stands out. Aimee is responsive to our requests and ensures that the recommendations for a path forward are tailored to the needs of the project.’
  • 'The Jones Day team is responsive and has clear expertise in this area. Communication is critical and the team has been quick to respond to our requests with the necessary information.'
  • 'Craig Waldman is a great lawyer, combines antitrust law expertise with an understanding of our business needs, and capable of appropriately placing anti-trust risk into the overall enterprise risk management hierarchy of the company.'

Key clients

  • Board of Directors of Catalent, Inc.
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Corpay
  • Gentex Corporation
  • HanesBrands Inc.
  • Hexagon AB
  • Parker Hannifin Corporation
  • Paul Marciano, co-founder of Guess? Inc.
  • TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
  • TopBuild Corp
  • Union Pacific

Work highlights

Assisting Union Pacific Railroad Company with the antitrust aspects of its USD 85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern.
Served as antitrust counsel to the Board of Directors of Catalent, Inc. in the USD 16.5 billion merger of Catalent with Novo Holdings.
Advising Parker Hannifin Corporation in the USD 9.25 billion acquisition of Filtration Group Corporation from Madison Industries.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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

Craig Waldman
Craig Waldman
Practice head

Craig Waldman

Other key lawyers

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