Steven Levitsky

Antitrust Counseling and Merger Clearance

PARTIAL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

  • Originating Editor, Global Merger Control Handbook, German Law Publishers, 3 volumes, 2019.

  • “The Role of Innovation in Merger Analysis in the US and the EU,” co-author, in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (July 2018).

  • “Antitrust Questions Posed by the Justices in AmEx Case,” an analysis of the Supreme Court oral argument in Ohio v. American Express, published in Law360 (February 2018).

  • ABA Antitrust Law Developments (8th ed., 2017): co-author of the price discrimination chapter.

  • “Is Antitrust Law the Best Way to Deal with Pharma Costs?” in Intellectual Property Magazine, October 2016 (co-author with Erica J Pascal).

  • Speaker, “U.S. Antitrust Developments and Trends,” at seminars hosted by SASAC (the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China), held in Beijing, China, in August 2016.

  • Speaker, “Recent Developments in U.S. Merger Clearances,” at the International Bar Association M&A Conference, held in Mumbai, India, on March 14, 2016.

  • Speaker, “Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Enforcement,” at the American Conference Institute’s 6th Annual Forum on AML & OFAC Compliance for the Insurance Industry, held in New York on January 22-23, 2016.

  • “How Does an Antitrust Compliance Program Meet DoJ standards? For the First Time, the DoJ Explains,” in a DLA Piper Antitrust Alert (November 17, 2015).

  • “Is the Government Hopping over the Line with its Product-Hopping Stance?” (with Erica Pascal and Bertold Bar-Bouyssiere), in Intellectual Property Magazine, October 2015.

  • “Second Circuit Refuses a Stay of American Express Order,” in a DLA Piper Antitrust Update (September 23, 2015).

  • “Don’t Leave Home Without It? – United States v. American Express,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (September 2015).  

  • Speaker on “Antitrust Compliance,” at the Rail Summit Conference, held in Baltimore on June 16, 2015.

  • Co-editor, ABA Antitrust Law Developments (Seventh), Chapter 5: Robinson-Patman Act, 2015 update.

  • “Confidentiality Designations in a Government Investigation: The FCC Confronts Sensitive Competitive Information” (with Lesli Esposito), in DRI: the Voice of the Defense Bar (June 2015). 

  • “Collaborators or Conspirators? After Seven Years of Litigation, a $590 Million Settlement – and Four Takeaways,” reprinted in Lexology (March 5, 2015). 

  • “U.S. Supreme Court: State Agencies Must Be ‘Actively Supervised’ to Enjoy Antitrust Immunity – 5 Tips,” DLA Piper Antitrust Alert (February 2015). 

  • “Guilt by Association: Four Questions to Ask about your Trade Association Activity,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (February 2015).

  • “Collaborators or Conspirators? After Seven Years of Litigation, a $590 Million Settlement – and Four Takeaways,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (February 2015). 

  • “Antitrust Issues,” in DLA Piper’s Insurance Sector 2014 Year-End Review and Forecast for 2015 (February 2015).

  • “Clearing a Horizontal Merger Checklist,” in Practical Law Company’s Antitrust Practice Resources (2015).

  • Speaker, “Antitrust Merger Analysis and Remedies” for International Law Institute, held in Washington, D.C. (January 13, 2015).

  • “When A State Agency Strays Into Antitrust Liability” (with Lesli Esposito), reprinted in Law 360 Competition and Health sections (December 12, 2014).

  • Speaker, Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR): “Recent Enforcement Developments in the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and Antitrust,” held in Hamilton, Bermuda (December 4, 2014). 

  • “How to Miss a Mandatory HSR Filing: 5 Points about Compliance,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (November 2014). 

  • “Is the DOJ Antitrust Division Coming for You? A Recent Warning, plus What the Leniency Program Can Mean,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (November 2014). 

  • “When a State Agency Strays into Antitrust Liability: 4 Practical Tips about Professional Self Interest” (with Lesli Esposito) in DLA Piper Health Systems Alert (November 2014).  

  • Speaker, DLA Piper Life Sciences Global Update: “Patent Extension Strategies and Antitrust” (November 2014).

  • “‘Don’t Tread on Me’: Insurance Companies, Immunities, and the U.S. Antitrust Laws,” reprinted in the 50th Anniversary issue of the Journal of the British Insurance Law Association, vol. 127 (October 2014).

  • “A Horse for a Consul: A Competitor for a Regulator,” in Cartel & Joint Conduct Review, published by the ABA Joint Conduct Committee (Fall 2014).

  • Co-editor, ABA Antitrust Law Developments (Seventh), Chapter 5: Robinson-Patman Act, 2014 update.

  • “Merger Enforcement Actions Below the HSR Threshold — Top Ten Tips in Non-Reportable Transactions,” reprinted in The Energy Law Advisor (September 2014).

  • “Above the Law? ‘Private Parties’ – or ‘Sovereigns’ – under the State Action Doctrine,” in E&I Update, published by the ABA Exemptions & Immunities Committee (Summer 2014). 

  • “Lessons Learned from Missteps that Led to Antitrust Litigation,” in The Legal Intelligencer, July 7, 2014; co-author with Carl Hittinger.

  • “How Nonreportable Mergers Can Pass Regulatory Muster – 10 Tips,” published in the Competition, Health, and Mergers & Acquisitions sections of Law360 (July 1, 2014). 

  • “‘Don’t Tread on Me’: Insurance Companies, Immunities, and the U.S. Antitrust Laws,” in the Journal of the British Insurance Law Association, vol. 127 (June 2014).

  • “Big or Small, It's All Hardball: Merger Enforcement Actions Below the HSR Threshold – Top Ten Tips In Non-Reportable Transactions,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Alert (June 2014) and reprinted in LexisNexis Legal Newsroom.

  • “Terrell McSweeny: New Commissioner on the FTC Block,” The Legal Intelligencer, June 2, 2014, co-author with Carl Hittinger; reprinted in American Lawyer, June 2, 2014.

  • “Another Hospital-Physician Group Merger Fails the Antitrust Test,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (April 2014).

  • “Checklist: Clearing a Horizontal Merger,” in Practical Law: The Journal (March 2014).

  • “2013 Antitrust Developments for Insurance Companies,” in DLA Piper’s Antitrust Matters (February 2014); reprinted in Lexology (February 13, 2014).

  • “Antitrust Issues,” in DLA Piper’s 2013 Insurance Year-End Review and Forecast for 2014 (February 2014).

  • “Clearing a Horizontal Merger Checklist,” in Practical Law Company’s Antitrust Practice Resources (2014).

  • “Analyzing Competitive Effects in a Horizontal Merger,” in Practical Law Company’s Antitrust Practice Resources (2013).

  • “3 Tips for Limiting Liability in the Digital Age,” Law360 (January 23, 2013: published in six different segments of Law 360, including competition; mergers & acquisitions; securities; employment; privacy & consumer protection; and white collar).

  • “Broccoli and U.S. Healthcare Insurance Legislation: The Constitutional Conundrum,” Journal of the British Insurance Law Association (November 2012 issue). 

  • “Protecting Insurers From Social Media Risks,” Law360 (April 2, 2012).

  • “U.S. Healthcare Reform,” Journal of the British Insurance Law Association (March 2012).

  • “Social Media Questions for Insurance Companies,” Social Media Review (February 2012).

  • “Federal and State Oversight Intensifies as Affordable Care Act Spurs Hospital Mergers,” ABA State Enforcement Committee Newsletter (Spring 2012).

  • “Britain: New Limits on Exchanging Price Information Data,” Winner, 2012 Best Business General Antitrust Article of the Year: Antitrust Writing Award, Institute of Competition Law (Concurrences).

  • “Antitrust” chapter, in PLI Insurance Regulation Answer Book (2011 ed.).

  • “New Merger Review and FERC's Market Power Analyses,” Law360 (February 9, 2010).

  • The LeBoeuf Story: A History of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, 1929-2007 (a 550-page, lavishly illustrated law firm history, commissioned by the firm and privately published, 2010).

  • Co-editor, 40 issues of Antitrust News in Five Minutes (a regular Dewey & LeBoeuf external publication 2009-2012).

  • “Advising the Client On Distribution Questions,” New York Law Journal (May 11, 2009).