Bob Jones represented clients in government antitrust investigations and enforcement actions, merger reviews, and antitrust private litigation. He has worked extensively in the health care, retail, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, and telecommunications industries. Bob’s recent representations include advising Baptist Memorial Health Care in a class action (Clarke v. Baptist Memorial (E.D. Tenn.)), Banner Health in its acquisition of Sun Health, Rite Aid in its acquisition of the Brooks and Eckerd drugstore chains, Nextel in its merger with Sprint, and Hologic in its acquisition of Suros Surgical Systems.
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In a rare court decision on the enforceability of agency subpoenas, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (« FTC ») is entitled to receive documents from the Canadian subsidiary of Church & Dwight Co. (« C&D ») relating to the (...)
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On December 23, the Federal Trade Commission published a set of interim final rules governing trials held before the Commission. The interim final rules incorporate most, but not all, of the rules changes first proposed by the FTC in October 2008. The interim final rules are likely to have a (...)
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On Thursday, September 25, the Federal Trade Commission announced and released for public comment proposed changes to the rules governing trials held before the Commission. The changes, if adopted, could have a significant effect on both merger and non-merger litigation. They should be of (...)
