Matters
- Representation of Metronet in its $5 billion acquisition through a joint venture between KKR and T-Mobile.
- Representation and merger clearance for Zen-Noh Grain Corporation in its acquisition of Bunge North America’s grain storage and sales operations.
- Representation of J.R. Simplot, one of the largest privately held food and agribusiness companies in the U.S., in its acquisition of Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC.
- Representation of global food ingredients company Kerry, Inc. in its acquisition of certain assets from Symrise AG from a U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division divestiture proceeding.
- Representation of Lumeris, a technology and healthcare innovator, in its $266 million collaboration with Cerner.
- Representation of Terex, a global manufacturer of lifting and material processing products, in the $800 million sale of its global crane business to Konecranes Oyj, its largest competitor.
- Representation of Mercy, one of the largest religiously affiliated healthcare systems in the country in the sale and acquisition of hospitals, the sale of its self-insured health plan to a health insurer, and the sale of its GPO and supply chain operations.
- Representation of RehabCare Group in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Kindred Healthcare.
- Representation of TALX in its $1.4 billion acquisition by Equifax.
- Representation of GameStop in its $1.4 billion acquisition of EB Games.
- Representation of Farmland Industries in its bankruptcy sales of its beef and pork operations to leading competitors.
- Defense of multiple pharmaceutical companies in investigations by FTC, including allegations of anticompetitive acquisitions, conduct aimed at preserving branded pharmaceutical market position against generics, and excessive pricing.
- Counseling Fortune 500 corporations on distribution, group purchasing, pricing, price discrimination and resale price maintenance issues.
- Representation of executives and corporations in state and federal antitrust investigations.
- Representation of numerous prominent and prestige retailers in antitrust matters.
- Representation of numerous trade and professional organizations in antitrust matters.
- Development of robust antitrust compliance programs, including antitrust audits, for corporations.
- Successful representation of Tate & Lyle in defense against monopolization claims in Marantz Brothers, LLC v. Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC, Case No. 2:20-cv-00317.
- Co-chaired trial team for Associated Wholesale Grocers for In Re: Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 1:16-cv-08637.
- Outside general counsel to API Innovation Center, the leading organization dedicated to the delivery of market-competitive commercial supply of U.S.-made active pharmaceutical ingredients to address national health security.
- Outside general counsel to Taylor Geospatial Engine, the leading incubator and facilitator of geospatial innovations and accelerates the path to commercialization.
- Outside general counsel to Global Center for Cybersecurity, an entity focused on enterprise cybersecurity challenges that serve chief security executives through collaboration, workforce development and innovation.
- Outside general counsel for the Cardiac PET Industry Coalition, an industry trade group that works on behalf of the cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomography imaging industry and is at the forefront of advocacy, quality patient care and innovation to advance the field and practice of diagnostic cardiovascular molecular imaging.
