Merger services

NOTE: I strongly suggest you consult an antitrust lawyer BEFORE you commit to any merger and BEFORE you create any internal documents.

• Merger analysis.

• Risk assessment and risk allocation, including defining level of clearance commitments and divestiture obligations.

• Third-party merger analysis for investment banks and P.E.companies.

• HSR filings and clearance.

Distribution

• Distribution issues;

• Franchise issues;

• Exclusivity;

• Pricing issues;

• Resale price maintenance;

• MAP;

• Bundling;

• Refusals to deal;

• Tying issues.

Joint Ventures, Competitor Relations, and Trade Association activities

• Formation of competitor Joint Ventures and the creation and enforcement of antitrust compliance programs;

• Benchmarking;

• Information sharing (pricing information and price signaling);

• Standard-setting issues;

• Formation of trade associations, trade association by-laws and antitrust compliance policies, and ensuring policy compliance;

• Coordinated market behavior issues.