As ED&P companies navigate their way through a rapidly changing regulatory environment and deal with the increasingly complex set of business relationships that have emerged in recent years, they are likely to encounter antitrust and competition law issues with ever greater frequency. Jones Day lawyers throughout the world are well positioned to deal with the full range of such issues, whether assisting in the preparation of premerger notification filings, advising on the permissible scope of premerger coordination during the often extensive period of regulatory approvals, representing potential targets of criminal investigations, or counseling on the competition-law implications of joining with competitors in a data exchange or group purchasing initiative.

Jones Day's recent experience in the ED&P industries has included advising on the antitrust implications of electric and gas marketing alliances, preparing merger notification filings for the acquisition and disposition of substantial electric and gas utility assets, defending companies in civil litigation accused of monopolization and other predatory conduct, and resolving government investigations into standard-setting activities. Because Jones Day antitrust and competition lawyers include numerous alumni of government antitrust agencies throughout the world, including the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, we understand how these agencies work and we know how to deal with them in a manner designed to accomplish our clients' business objectives. Given our broad experience with all aspects of the ED&P industries, we are prepared to provide practical advice on dealings with customers and competitors in a way that ensures compliance with applicable competition rules while achieving business goals.