Jonathan advises clients on antitrust, consumer protection, and other government regulatory matters, including civil and criminal government investigations, mergers and acquisitions, counseling on antitrust, consumer protection and advertising issues, litigation, and legislative issues. He works with clients from a variety of industries, and has extensive experience in the health care, aviation, maritime, energy, high-tech, and financial services sectors.
Jonathan's merger practice includes involves advising on all aspects of a transaction, including advising on antitrust-related provisions in transaction agreements, conducting competitive analyses, preparing Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, representing clients in investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and counseling on pre-closing issues such as integration planning and gun-jumping.
Jonathan represents subjects, complainants, and third parties in government investigations by, among others, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Communications Commission, and state attorneys general. He also represents clients in proceedings before the National Advertising Division of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council.
Jonathan's antitrust counseling involves providing advice to businesses and trade associations on a wide variety of issues, including pricing and distribution issues, exclusivity provisions, employee restrictions, and joint ventures and teaming arrangements. His consumer protection counseling practice involves issues such as advertising claims, unfair or deceptive acts or practices, compliance with the Green Guides, sweepstakes, contests, loyalty programs, and other promotions. Jonathan also counsels clients on compliance issues related to a number of other federal and state laws, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the Robinson-Patman Act, and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.