Jay Ewart represents clients in government merger reviews and civil antitrust litigation, and also advises across the spectrum of competition issues.
Jay represents clients in government merger investigations, advising them on transactional risks and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act obligations. He manages all aspects of antitrust-related issues in connection with obtaining regulatory approval. He has represented clients before the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, including Roche/Genentech, Kroger, AT&T Inc., Nucor Corporation, and Andreessen Horowitz. Jay has litigated three mergers since 2017, including AT&T/Time Warner, Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster, and Kroger/Albertsons
In addition to his merger review practice, Jay advises clients on a wide array of antitrust issues, including pricing/discounting, monopolization and competitor collaborations.
Jay served as temporary in-house competition counsel for General Electric.
Experience
- Kroger in its US$26 billion attempted acquisition of Albertsons.
- AT&T in the US$1.85 billion sale of its Puerto Rico wireless and wireline business to Liberty Latin America and in its US$85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
- Penguin Random House in its US$2.175 billion attempted acquisition of book publisher Simon & Schuster.
- Nucor in numerous transactions, including its acquisitions of Rytec Corporation, C.H.I. Overhead Doors, and California Steel Industries.
- Roche in numerous transactions, including its US$5.3 billion exclusive license of obesity drug petrelintide from Zealand Pharma.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., with high honors, Emory University School of Law, 2003, Order of the Coif
- B.A., cum laude, The George Washington University, 1998
Admissions
- District of Columbia