The merger control offering from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is experienced in merger review and HSR filings, working closely with the firm’s corporate group, wider antitrust and competition group and its government antitrust enforcement defense practice. It is particularly experienced in supporting clients in the healthcare sector, in addition to cement and concrete focused clients. Practice co-head Leo Caseria also heads the firm’s governmental practice, working across the Washington DC and Los Angeles offices and offering expertise in complex investigations brought by the Department of Justice, FTC, and state enforcers. Co-head Ann O’Brien, in DC, focuses on advising clients facing criminal and civil government investigations and litigation. Jared Nagley joined the New York team in May 2024 from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
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Key clients
- UCI Health
- Littlejohn
- Wellstar Health
- Chaney Enterprises
- DAOU Vineyards
- CalPortland Company
- Logan Health
Work highlights
- Represented University of California Irvine (UCI) Health in its $975 million acquisition of Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s (NYSE:THC) Pacific Coast Network.
- Achieved antitrust clearance on behalf of Wellstar Health, one of the largest health systems in the Southeast, for its $1 billion acquisition of Auburn University Health System and broad academic affiliation with the Medical College of Georgia.
- Representing DAOU Vineyards ("DAOU") in its acquisition by Treasury Wine Estates.
Lawyers
Practice head
Leo Caseria; Ann O'Brien
Other key lawyers
John Carroll; Bevin Newman; Malika Levarlet