Jon B. Dubrow
Subscribe to Jon B. Dubrow's PostsJon 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.
Antitrust M&A Snapshot
By McDermott Will & Emery, Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on Nov 7, 2018
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
United States: July – September 2018 Update Both US antitrust agencies marked the third quarter of 2018 with significant policy announcements regarding the merger review process. The announced reforms seek to expedite the review process through cooperation between the agencies and the merging parties. Moving first, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed a Model Timing...
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DOJ Announces Procedural Reforms Seeking to Resolve Merger Investigations within 6 Months of Filing
By McDermott Will & Emery, Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on Sep 25, 2018
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
Today, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim announced a series of reforms with the express goal to resolve most merger investigations within six months of filing. The reforms seek to place the burden of faster reviews not only on the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), but also on the merging parties. The DOJ will...
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THE LATEST: FTC Announces New Model Timing Agreement for Merger Investigations
By Jon B. Dubrow on Aug 9, 2018
Posted In FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
WHAT HAPPENED: On August 7, the FTC published a new Model Timing Agreement. Timing agreements are agreements between FTC staff and merging parties that outline the FTC’s expected timing for various events in order for it to conduct an orderly investigation during a Second Request. The FTC expects the Model Timing Agreement to be used...
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Antitrust M&A Snapshot
By McDermott Will & Emery, Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on Aug 6, 2018
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
United States: April – June 2018 Update The second quarter of 2018 ushered in a trial defeat for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the beginning of a new era at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In June, Judge Richard J. Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the...
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Three Lessons from AT&T/Time Warner and Three Strategies for Future Vertical Transactions
By McDermott Will & Emery, Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on Jun 19, 2018
Posted In DOJ Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
The challenges that the government faces in litigating vertical mergers was illustrated in the DOJ’s recent loss in its challenge of AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner. The result provides guidance for how companies can improve their odds of obtaining antitrust approval for similar transactions. Access the full article.
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Aerospace & Defense Series: Behavioral Remedies Remain a Viable Solution for Vertical Mergers in the Defense Industry
By Jon B. Dubrow on Jun 18, 2018
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
The recent FTC decision in the Northrop Grumman / Orbital ATK matter has shed light on the agency’s vertical merger enforcement policy and outlined a path to antitrust merger clearance for the Aerospace and Defense industry. The FTC’s June 5 consent decree shows behavioral remedies remain a viable solution if the parties can prove both...
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Antitrust M&A Snapshot
By McDermott Will & Emery, Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on May 7, 2018
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
United States: January – March 2018 Update One year into the Trump administration, the US antitrust agencies are finally starting to implement their enforcement policies. Most notably, trial began in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) challenge of the AT&T/Time Warner merger, which is the Antitrust Division’s first significant vertical challenge in several decades. Judge...
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Antitrust Merger Enforcement Update: One Year into the Trump Administration
By McDermott Will & Emery, Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on Jan 30, 2018
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
At the one year anniversary of the Trump administration, antitrust merger enforcement remains similar to the Obama administration, but it is still early to judge given the delays in antitrust appointments and given the DOJ’s lawsuit against the vertical AT&T/Time Warner transaction, the first vertical merger litigation in decades. Below are some of the recent...
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FTC Increases Notification Thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and Clayton Act Section 8
By McDermott Will & Emery and Jon B. Dubrow on Jan 29, 2018
Posted In FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
The US Federal Trade Commission recently announced increased thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and for determining whether parties trigger the prohibition against interlocking directors under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Continue Reading.
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Antitrust M&A Snapshot: April – June 2017 Update
By McDermott Will & Emery, Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on Aug 3, 2017
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Joint Ventures/Competitor Collaboration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
McDermott’s Antitrust M&A Snapshot is a resource for in-house counsel and others who deal with antitrust M&A issues but are not faced with these issues on a daily basis. In each quarterly issue, we will provide concise summaries of Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and European Commission (EC) news and events related to M&A,...
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