During a recent webinar, Jon Dubrow, Greg Heltzer, Lisa Rumin, and Ryan Tisch provided a comprehensive introduction to the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules and their impact on the US premerger notification filing process. The program concluded with a Q&A moderated by Reese Poncia and featuring Ty Carson, a former Federal Trade Commission Premerger Notification Office lawyer, who shared his insider’s perspective from six years with the agency.
Understanding How the New HSR Regime Impacts Your Business
By Jon Dubrow, Greg Heltzer, Lisa Rumin, Ryan Tisch, Timothy Carson and Marisa Poncia on November 5, 2024
Posted In Federal Trade Commission, Mergers & Acquisitions
Jon Dubrow
Jon Dubrow is co-head of McDermott’s Antitrust Mergers Focus Group and is a strategic advisor serving clients across a host of inter-related antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions / merger clearance, counseling and litigation. Jon leads the defense of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other international competition authorities. He also regularly assists third parties whose interests are adversely affected by proposed transactions. Jon also is experienced in antitrust litigation. He provides counseling on distribution issues, contracting arrangements and a wide variety of other competition-related matters. Read Jon Dubrow's full bio.
Greg Heltzer
Gregory (Greg) Heltzer focuses his practice on defending mergers and acquisitions and has successfully defended mergers for Constellation Brands, DaVita, Mars, Martin Marietta Materials, Baxter, Olam, TreeHouse Foods, Motorola Solutions, JAB Partners (Coty), Aleris, Worthington Industries, Blackboard and many private equity firms among others. Read Greg Heltzer's full bio.
Lisa Rumin
Lisa P. Rumin focuses her practice on antitrust, regulatory and litigation matters. She assists clients across a variety of industries and has represented numerous clients in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Lisa advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, including obtaining clearance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as counsels clients on issues regarding antitrust compliance, pricing, and distribution. She also counsels clients on cartel prosecutions and defenses, including government investigations and the initiation and defense of civil class action litigation. Lisa is experienced in areas of e-discovery, document review and production for investigations before the FTC, DOJ and state attorneys general office. Read Lisa Rumin's full bio.
Ryan Tisch
Ryan Tisch provides strategic antitrust counsel for boards of directors, chief executive officers and key business stakeholders as they maneuver government regulations around the world. Ryan is known for securing approvals for significant mergers facing review in multiple jurisdictions, including some of the largest mergers in the communications, manufacturing, technology, and food and beverage industries. As the digital economy exposes traditional businesses to new competition, clients also turn to Ryan to advise on their evolving business platforms and go-to-market strategies. Read Ryan Tisch's full bio.
Timothy Carson
Timothy (Ty) Carson advises clients on all facets of the merger review and clearance process, with a focus on compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and related rules. His deep antitrust and competition experience includes six years at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he advised on pre-merger notifications, investigations and several full-phase enforcement actions. Read Ty Carson's full bio.
Marisa Poncia
Marisa (Reese) E. Poncia focuses her practice on antitrust matters and competition law, including antitrust litigation and compliance matters, consumer protection, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. Read Reese Poncia's full bio.
Jon Dubrow is co-head of McDermott’s Antitrust Mergers Focus Group and is a strategic advisor serving clients across a host of inter-related antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions / merger clearance, counseling and litigation. Jon leads the defense of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other international competition authorities. He also regularly assists third parties whose interests are adversely affected by proposed transactions. Jon also is experienced in antitrust litigation. He provides counseling on distribution issues, contracting arrangements and a wide variety of other competition-related matters. Read Jon Dubrow's full bio.
Greg Heltzer
Gregory (Greg) Heltzer focuses his practice on defending mergers and acquisitions and has successfully defended mergers for Constellation Brands, DaVita, Mars, Martin Marietta Materials, Baxter, Olam, TreeHouse Foods, Motorola Solutions, JAB Partners (Coty), Aleris, Worthington Industries, Blackboard and many private equity firms among others. Read Greg Heltzer's full bio.
Lisa Rumin
Lisa P. Rumin focuses her practice on antitrust, regulatory and litigation matters. She assists clients across a variety of industries and has represented numerous clients in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Lisa advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, including obtaining clearance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as counsels clients on issues regarding antitrust compliance, pricing, and distribution. She also counsels clients on cartel prosecutions and defenses, including government investigations and the initiation and defense of civil class action litigation. Lisa is experienced in areas of e-discovery, document review and production for investigations before the FTC, DOJ and state attorneys general office. Read Lisa Rumin's full bio.
Ryan Tisch
Ryan Tisch provides strategic antitrust counsel for boards of directors, chief executive officers and key business stakeholders as they maneuver government regulations around the world. Ryan is known for securing approvals for significant mergers facing review in multiple jurisdictions, including some of the largest mergers in the communications, manufacturing, technology, and food and beverage industries. As the digital economy exposes traditional businesses to new competition, clients also turn to Ryan to advise on their evolving business platforms and go-to-market strategies. Read Ryan Tisch's full bio.
Timothy Carson
Timothy (Ty) Carson advises clients on all facets of the merger review and clearance process, with a focus on compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and related rules. His deep antitrust and competition experience includes six years at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he advised on pre-merger notifications, investigations and several full-phase enforcement actions. Read Ty Carson's full bio.
Marisa Poncia
Marisa (Reese) E. Poncia focuses her practice on antitrust matters and competition law, including antitrust litigation and compliance matters, consumer protection, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. Read Reese Poncia's full bio.
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