Gregory E. Heltzer
Subscribe to Gregory E. Heltzer's PostsGregory (Greg) E. Heltzer focuses his practice on defending mergers and acquisitions before the US Federal Trade Commission, US Department of Justice, state antitrust authorities and foreign competition authorities. Greg has extensive experience in evaluating whether potential transactions will be cleared by antitrust enforcers and developing a viable path for clearance. In addition, he handles complex antitrust litigation, government investigations and antitrust counseling. Read Greg Heltzer's full bio.
The LATEST: FTC “Second Requests” to be Narrower in Scope under Ohlhausen’s Leadership
By Gregory E. Heltzer, Jon B. Dubrow and McDermott Will & Emery on Feb 17, 2017
Posted In FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
Transactions that meet the Hart-Scott-Rodino thresholds for notification must be reported to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice. Where a notified transaction raises competition concerns, the reviewing agency may decide to launch an in-depth investigation and request additional information from the merging parties, known as a “Second Request,” which can take several...
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THE LATEST: Employee “No-Poaching” Agreements Remain in the Antitrust Crosshairs
By Gregory E. Heltzer, Jon B. Dubrow and Mary Strimel on Feb 16, 2017
Posted In Uncategorized
There have been a series of investigations, class action suits and high value settlements involving agreements not to solicit employees. In addition, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division made a splash a few months ago when it announced that it would criminally investigate and prosecute employers that engage in certain “naked” no-poach or wage-fixing...
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Has Antitrust Enforcement Been ‘Reinvigorated’ Under Obama?
By Daniel Powers and Gregory E. Heltzer on Oct 27, 2015
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
In the 2008 presidential election campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama promised to “reinvigorate” antitrust enforcement. Over the last few years, several observers have concluded that the Obama administration’s antitrust record is not substantially different from that of his predecessor. Conventional wisdom suggests that antitrust enforcement is non-partisan. Some key statistics bear out this conclusion, but a...
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Shipping Executive Acquitted of Antitrust Charge
By Gregory E. Heltzer on May 18, 2015
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments
On May 8, 2015, a jury in Puerto Rico acquitted Thomas Farmer (Farmer), the former vice president of price and yield management for Crowley Liner Services, Inc., of conspiring to suppress and eliminate competition in violation of Sherman Act, Section 1. The case is United States v. Thomas Farmer (3:13-cr-00162) in the United States District...
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