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.
Out-of-Market Divestiture Required to Resolve Competitive Concerns
By Jon B. Dubrow on Feb 9, 2015
Posted In FTC Developments, Healthcare Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions
On January 30, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement of its investigation into Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.’s (Sun) acquisition of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (Ranbaxy) from Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Sun and Ranbaxy are both multinational pharmaceutical companies that produce a range of generic and branded drugs. In its complaint, the FTC alleges...
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Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $76.3 Million
By McDermott Will & Emery and Jon B. Dubrow on Jan 21, 2015
Posted In Mergers & Acquisitions
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced increased thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) and 2015 thresholds for determining whether parties trigger the prohibition against interlocking directors under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Notification Threshold Adjustments Pursuant to the amendments passed by the U.S. Congress in 2000, the FTC...
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Aerospace & Defense Series: Leading Antitrust Considerations for M&A Transactions
By Jon B. Dubrow on Dec 18, 2014
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments, Joint Ventures/Competitor Collaboration, Mergers & Acquisitions
Aerospace and defense contractors engage in a wide range of mergers, acquisitions and joint venture transactions, which are often subject to heightened antitrust scrutiny. This article highlights some of the leading antitrust factors that contractors should consider when contemplating M&A transactions in their unique industry. Read the full article.
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Aerospace & Defense Series: DOD Study Touts Competition Benefits in Military Purchases—Creates Implications for Future Antitrust Reviews
By Jon B. Dubrow on Jul 18, 2014
Posted In Joint Ventures/Competitor Collaboration, Mergers & Acquisitions
It is a general tenet that competition serves customers well, enabling them to acquire better products at lower prices. Of course, this premise underlies the antitrust laws. In the aerospace and defense industry, the customers are often government agencies that are monopsonists with significant purchasing leverage. Government customers often have contracting mechanisms that are not...
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FTC and DOJ Host Conditional Pricing Programs Workshop
By Jon B. Dubrow on Jun 25, 2014
Posted In DOJ Developments, FTC Developments
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and United States Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a workshop on June 23, 2014 discussing the law and economics of “conditional pricing” programs. Most panelists were academics, including economists and law school professors. The bulk of the presenters advocated a more aggressive posture towards these arrangements than the courts have...
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Aerospace and Defense Series: Leading Antitrust Considerations for Teaming Agreements
By Jon B. Dubrow on Apr 28, 2014
Posted In Joint Ventures/Competitor Collaboration
This newsletter identifies when “teaming agreements” between contractors are likely to raise antitrust issues, and suggests some practice tips for evaluating or defending those arrangements. Read the full article.
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