Jones Day - Services - Antitrust Mergers/Joint Ventures

Jones Day has represented companies in an unusually large number of the largest, most complex, and most visible transactions in history. In the more distant past, we represented General Motors in the GM/Toyota joint venture, one of the earliest and most significant joint ventures between major U.S. and non-U.S. competitors; successfully defended Marathon Oil from a hostile takeover attempt by Mobil; and represented Republic Steel in its merger with LTV, one of the first steps in the consolidation of the U.S. steel industry. In the last decade or so, we have handled the first combination of two of the (then) Big 8 accounting firms, Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, to create Ernst & Young; the acquisition of Turner Broadcasting by Time Warner; the acquisition of Infinity Broadcasting by CBS and the subsequent acquisition of CBS by Viacom; AOL's acquisition of Netscape and its subsequent merger with Time Warner; the acquisition of DirecTV by News Corp; the series of transactions, culminating with the acquisition of Motorola's SMR business, that created Nextel, and Nextel's recent merger with Sprint; R.J. Reynolds' acquisition of Brown & Williamson; Procter & Gamble’s acquisitions of Clairol, Wella, and Gillette; and Federated Department Stores' acquisition of The May Department Stores Company.

Our premerger notification filing practice is one of the most active in the world. Having long recognized the importance of integrated review and oversight of merger filings, and as a result of our extensive practice in this area, we have developed a coordinated approach to dealing with such filings. This is particularly important in the era of globalized business, in which transactions are commonly subject to premerger notification filing requirements and review in multiple jurisdictions around the world. Familiarity with these regulations and the ability to coordinate merger filings and the review process on a global basis are often critical to the timely closing of a transaction.

Jones Day also has extensive experience in responding to document requests in connection with private and governmental litigation, as well as the "second request" process often required by the U.S. antitrust agencies during their review of a proposed transaction. We have been involved in some of the largest and most complex "second request" document productions in history. Our experience ranges from handling productions that are relatively small and limited in scope for a single client to managing very complex productions for both parties that involve extensive amounts of paper and electronic files located in multiple jurisdictions. Jones Day has devoted significant time and resources to developing methods of dealing with discovery demand (and particularly, electronic discovery) in a way that minimizes cost and burden for the client.

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Lawyers Staff Overview Experience Professionals News Publications Achievements Main Practice Antitrust & Competition Law	Jones Day has represented companies in an unusually large number of the largest, most complex, and most visible transactions in history. In the more distant past, we represented General Motors in the GM/Toyota joint venture, one of the earliest and most significant joint ventures between major U.S. and non-U.S. competitors; successfully defended Marathon Oil from a hostile takeover attempt by Mobil; and represented Republic Steel in its merger with LTV, one of the first steps in the consolidation of the U.S. steel industry. In the last decade or so, we have handled the first combination of two of the (then) Big 8 accounting firms, Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, to create Ernst & Young; the acquisition of Turner Broadcasting by Time Warner; the acquisition of Infinity Broadcasting by CBS and the subsequent acquisition of CBS by Viacom; AOL's acquisition of Netscape and its subsequent merger with Time Warner; the acquisition of DirecTV by News Corp; the series of transactions, culminating with the acquisition of Motorola's SMR business, that created Nextel, and Nextel's recent merger with Sprint; R.J. Reynolds' acquisition of Brown & Williamson; Procter & Gamble’s acquisitions of Clairol, Wella, and Gillette; and Federated Department Stores' acquisition of The May Department Stores Company. Our premerger notification filing practice is one of the most active in the world. Having long recognized the importance of integrated review and oversight of merger filings, and as a result of our extensive practice in this area, we have developed a coordinated approach to dealing with such filings. This is particularly important in the era of globalized business, in which transactions are commonly subject to premerger notification filing requirements and review in multiple jurisdictions around the world. Familiarity with these regulations and the ability to coordinate merger filings and the review process on a global basis are often critical to the timely closing of a transaction. Jones Day also has extensive experience in responding to document requests in connection with private and governmental litigation, as well as the "second request" process often required by the U.S. antitrust agencies during their review of a proposed transaction. We have been involved in some of the largest and most complex "second request" document productions in history. Our experience ranges from handling productions that are relatively small and limited in scope for a single client to managing very complex productions for both parties that involve extensive amounts of paper and electronic files located in multiple jurisdictions. Jones Day has devoted significant time and resources to developing methods of dealing with discovery demand (and particularly, electronic discovery) in a way that minimizes cost and burden for the client.