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.
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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THE LATEST: Enforcers Continue Recent Focus on Innovation Concerns with Emerson/Pentair Consent Agreement
By McDermott Will & Emery and Jon B. Dubrow on May 4, 2017
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
The FTC’s recent consent agreement addressing concerns regarding Emerson Electric Co.’s (Emerson) acquisition of Pentair Plc (Pentair) demonstrates a continued focus on whether transactions will reduce the incentive for merging parties to develop new, innovative products in the future. This is the latest in a string of cases which show that when the antitrust regulators...
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McDermott Releases 1Q2017 Antitrust M&A Snapshot
By Jon B. Dubrow and Joel R. Grosberg on Apr 21, 2017
Posted In DOJ Developments, EC Developments, EU Developments, FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions
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...
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THE LATEST: Antitrust Umps Throw Out Information Exchanges Relating To LA Dodgers Broadcast Rights
By Jon B. Dubrow on Apr 3, 2017
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments
The Department of Justice (DOJ) reinforces the perils of competitor information exchanges by challenging alleged communications between DirecTV and other video programmers related to broadcast rights for Los Angeles (LA) Dodgers baseball. WHAT HAPPENED: In November 2016, the DOJ filed an antitrust complaint against DirecTV. DOJ alleged: The LA Dodgers sought to sell broadcast rights...
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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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