Michael A.Gleason

Michael Gleason has more than 13 years of experience and has been involved in some of the most significant transactions to recently come before the antitrust agencies, particularly in the health care industry. He counsels clients on antitrust matters before U.S. and international enforcement agencies, including M&A transactions and government investigations, as well as antitrust litigation.

Michael has represented a variety of clients before the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, state, and international antitrust enforcers and has extensive experience in a range of industries, including health care (providers and payers), pharmaceuticals, medical devices, software, chemicals, mining, defense, and food products, among others. His transactional work includes counseling clients at every stage of a deal, including premerger planning, regulatory filings, investigations, litigation, as well as post-closing investigations. Michael also frequently advises clients on a variety of antitrust issues, including competitor and vertical collaborations, information sharing, distribution arrangements, licensing, and single-firm conduct. Representative clients include Aetna, PinnacleHealth, Penn State Hershey, PotashCorp, Monster Beverage, Outfront Media, and Yale New Haven Health System.

Michael is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law and the Antitrust Practice Group of the American Health Lawyers Association and has written extensively on antitrust issues for these organizations. He currently serves as a vice chair of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law's Mergers & Acquisitions Committee. Recently, he served as co-editor of the Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook as well as editor of the health care chapter of Antitrust Law Developments (Eighth).