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McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust

USA Guide 2026 : District of Columbia


McDermott Will & Schulte

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Antitrust - District of Columbia

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

McDermott Will & Schulte continues to offer advice in all areas of antitrust law, with considerable expertise handling complicated merger clearances and both criminal and civil litigation including cartel defense. Boasts a strong reputation advising clients in a variety of sectors, including defense, healthcare and consumer products. Also demonstrates a key understanding of the intersection between antitrust and IP law.

Work Highlights

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  • McDermott Will & Schulte advised Aya, a privately-held healthcare staffing company, on the antitrust aspects of its proposed $615 million acquisition of publicly-held Cross Country Healthcare.

Strengths

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  • The attorneys appreciate our commercial realities and needs and provide expert analysis of regulatory issues. They are proactive and can synthesize data points and provide confident opinions.

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  • MWS have decades of experience and key players inside and outside the government. They are very quick to learn the business and give strategic advice.

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  • McDermott's thought leadership and deep subject matter expertise manifests in creative, forward-thinking solutions to any problems that arises. They develop strategy to accomplish the business team's goals.

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  • The McDermott antitrust team provided detailed, practical and timely advice. They were extremely patient, knowledgeable and responsive.

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  • McDermott's attorneys are highly attentive, detail-oriented, but also practical. They take complex data sets and make them very simple and easy to understand.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Gregory Heltzer
    Band 5Gregory Heltzer

    Gregory Heltzer

    Gregory Heltzer expertly counsels clients through merger reviews as well as litigated merger challenges.

    • Greg has keen antitrust insights.

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    • Greg was fantastic in a very high-stakes environment. He knew the process, knew the players and knew the strategy to get us the desired outcome.

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    • Greg is extremely easy to work with. He is very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful in educating business teams on the subject matter.

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    • Greg gives very thorough advice and is a very good communicator.

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  • Band 5Joel Grosberg
    Band 5Joel Grosberg

    Joel Grosberg

    Joel Grosberg appears before the DOJ, FTC and state competition agencies. He is particularly recognized for his work on on behalf of tech and healthcare clients.

    • Joel has deep knowledge of antitrust law, market understanding and strong decision skills.

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    • Joel is an excellent lawyer who is very smart, really understands antitrust law and is really great with clients.

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  • Band 5Jon Dubrow
    Band 5Jon Dubrow

    Jon Dubrow

    Jon Dubrow has a broad antitrust practice covering transactional matters and litigation. He is particularly noted for his work in merger clearance.
    • Jon is business-savvy. He knows the impact his advice has on the business.

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    • Jon is always very responsive, provides practical advice and takes the time to learn our business and the key issues we face.

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    • Jon is always prompt, efficient and has technical knowledge of antitrust laws.

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    • Jon anticipates issues before they arise, is extremely responsive and thorough. He quickly understands and negotiates in a commercially sensible fashion on fast-moving complex transactions.

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  • Band 5Raymond A Jacobsen Jr
    Band 5Raymond A Jacobsen Jr

    Raymond A Jacobsen Jr

    Raymond Jacobsen advises clients on domestic antitrust clearance proceedings. He also has extensive experience representing clients in DOJ investigations.
    • Ray works with clients to understand their business and their desired outcomes.

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    • Ray is very practical and gives good business advice. He is good at explaining things so they are easy to understand.

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    • Ray is simply excellent. He develops strategies, executes gameplans and accurately anticipates regulators' reactions.

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    • Ray is very knowledgeable, very responsive and easy to work with. He simplifies the issues and provides great advice.

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    • Ray deeply understands our business and our goals.

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