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Antitrust
Dow Lohnes lawyers provide counseling and representation on antitrust issues of concern to clients contemplating mergers or acquisitions, involved in government investigations or antitrust litigation or in need of antitrust compliance counseling. These services are frequently provided to radio and television broadcasters, cable multiple system operators, newspaper, magazine and other publishers, telecommunication service providers, health care service providers, airlines and aviation companies, Internet and "new media" businesses.
The mergers and acquisition aspect of the firm's antitrust practice entails representation in pre-merger notification under and compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, representation of companies in numerous Second Request investigations under the HSR Act, and, where appropriate, negotiation of "fix-it-first" or consent resolutions with the antitrust enforcement agencies.
Dow Lohnes lawyers also represent companies in civil investigations initiated by the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, litigation brought by these antitrust enforcement agencies, and witnesses called or interviewed as third parties in government investigations of other businesses, as well as in private litigation under the Sherman Act.
Most importantly, Dow Lohnes lawyers regularly advise clients in connection with strategic alliances; joint venture membership, structure, and conduct issues; trade association activities; franchising matters; prospective mergers and acquisitions; consent decree compliance obligations, and day-to-day business conduct. The goal in such representation is to find creative solutions enabling clients to achieve the desired business outcome in an environment that limits the risk of antitrust litigation.
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