McDermott Will & Emery LLP

McDermott Will & Emery LLP‘s ’excellent’ antitrust and competition group, based in Washington DC, has specialist expertise in the merger clearance process, with notable experience representing third parties impact by a merger or acquisition. It handles the antitrust aspects of both domestic and international deals, with clients across the technology, healthcare, financial services, life sciences, and agriculture sectors. Practice head Raymond Jacobsen takes on both merger clearance mandates and antitrust litigation, and has notable depth of expertise acting for clients in the defense industry. The firm’s antitrust mergers focus group is co-headed by Joel Grosberg and Jon Dubrow: Grosberg bringing experience at the FTC to matters involving the chemical, computer hardware and paper industries while Dubrow often acts as a strategic advisor on inter-related antitrust issues, including merger clearance and litigation. Ryan Tisch is a particular go-to for clients in highly regulated industries.