Gleason, Michael A.

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Updated 03/30/10

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Jones Day

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phone: 1.202.879.4648 (Business Phone)

Fax: 1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.com

Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Michael Gleason's practice focuses primarily on antitrust matters, including mergers and acquisitions, federal and state government regulation, counseling, and class action litigation. Michael has represented clients in antitrust matters in a variety of industries, including health care, insurance, retail, and telecommunications. During law school Michael worked at the Anticompetitive Practices Division of the Federal Trade Commission, investigating group boycotts, price-fixing, and standards-setting bodies.

Michael recently contributed to updating the judicial relief and remedies chapter of the third edition of the M&A Handbook. He is a member of the New York bar as well as the American Bar Association's Antitrust Section.

Areas of Practice

  • Antitrust & Competition Law

Representative Cases

  • Abbott Labs acquires Advanced Medical Optics for $2.8 billion , (2009)
  • Ascension Health defends antitrust class action lawsuits related to nurse compensation
  • Banner Health System cleared by FTC to acquire Sun Health in Arizona , (2009)
  • Baptist Memorial Health Care defends nurse compensation antitrust class action , (2009)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan defends against DOJ investigation of proposed Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan acquisition , (2010)
  • King Pharmaceuticals obtains FTC clearance for $1.6 acquisition of drugmaker Alpharma , (2009)
  • Liberty Media cleared by DOJ to acquire DirecTV from NewsCorp
  • MPS Group acquired by Adecco for $1.3 billion , (2009)
  • Overhead Door acquires North American and European overhead door businesses of Wayne-Dalton , (2009)
  • Sprint Nextel mobile broadband venture with Clearwire approved by DOJ
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center wins FTC clearance to acquire Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, International Antitrust, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • U of Notre Dame
  • Vanderbilt University

Office Information

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.4648 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com

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