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Ropes & Gray’s global antitrust team offers top-flight representation across the full spectrum of antitrust matters. Built around veterans of the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, and including litigators and former prosecutors with deep antitrust experience, our global team has the experience, knowledge, and everyday understanding of business practices to help clients in all areas of antitrust law.

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Antitrust - Massachusetts

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What the Team is Known For

Ropes & Gray LLP has a multitalented group with leading capabilities in all areas of antitrust, including notable expertise acting for private equity funds and in healthcare transactions. Offers experience in both civil litigation and criminal investigations, and is the leading merger clearance practice in the Massachusetts market. Offers specialist expertise in pre-merger notification. Has achieved extensive successes in front of both domestic and international competition agencies.

Work Highlights

  • Ropes & Gray LLP represented Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the FTC against Welsh Carson and its portfolio company, US Anesthesia Partners. It alleged that they engaged in a multi-year anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas, inflate the price of anesthesia services provided to Texas patients and increase their own profits.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jane E Willis
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Jane E Willis
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Jane Willis is an expert trial lawyer noted for her experience in merger disputes and enforcement actions, regularly appearing before the FTC and state attorneys general.

Jane is very efficient. She is both creative and knowledgeable.

I appreciate Jane's deep knowledge, excellent relationship with local regulators and common sense.

Jane is very measured and thoughtful in her analysis. She is clearly experienced at assessing particular issues in deals and the broader regulatory landscape.

Deidre Johnson
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Deidre Johnson
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Deidre Johnson guides large clients through the merger review process, managing all aspects of antitrust compliance. She is particularly noted for her international work, coordinating efforts across various overseas jurisdictions including the EU, Brazil and Japan.

Deidre is your go-to person.

Deidre is very responsive and quick to answer. She gives very clear and crisp analysis on very technical areas of law.

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Jane E Willis
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Jane E Willis
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Deidre Johnson
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Deidre Johnson
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