Greg Heltzer, recognized by The Legal 500, named a Super Lawyers Rising Star, and rated a Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer, has extensive experience counseling clients on antitrust matters, with particular focus on transactional antitrust matters and mergers and acquisitions. Greg has successfully defended mergers for ABC Supply, Baxter, Constellation Brands, DaVita, JAB Partners, Mars, Martin Marietta Materials, Motorola Solutions, Olam, TreeHouse Foods, Worthington Industries, and many private equity firms among others.
His advice enables C-suite executives to assess the antitrust viability of potential transactions early, ensuring resources are not wasted on deals unlikely to gain clearance. When transactions move forward, he works closely with clients to streamline the regulatory review process, minimizing the burden of Second Requests and reducing potential delays.
Beyond merger clearance, Greg provides comprehensive antitrust guidance on issues such as information exchange, compliance programs, integration planning, Noerr-Pennington immunity, and interlocking directorates. He also has significant experience handling complex litigation and government investigations. In 2021, Greg was appointed by the Federal Trade Commission as an independent monitor to oversee the Decision and Order in the Matter of Corpus Christi Polymers LLC, et al.
Greg speaks and writes often on antitrust issues and has been nominated for several Antitrust Writing Awards by Concurrences, and won JD Supra's Top Author “Reader’s Choice” and Top Antitrust Blog for “Antitrust Alert,” which he founded and continues to manage.
Greg has broad industry knowledge developed through his representation of clients in numerous industries, including the following:
- Aerospace/Defense products (e.g., missiles, propulsion, simulation and training; aircraft)
- Agriculture, dairy, ingredients and food service equipment
- Alcohol (beer, wine and spirits)
- Aluminum and steel products
- Chemicals (industrial)
- Construction products and building supply (e.g., roofing, wallboard, insulation, lighting, aggregates, asphalt, cement)
- Consumer electronics
- Consumer products (branded and private label), including bars, meat products, dairy, ice cream, pudding, packaged food, pet food and treats, fragrances and cosmetics
- Distribution (e.g., MRO, building supply, food service)
- Energy (generation, transmission)
- Gift cards
- Health care services (dialysis, LASIK, eyeglass lenses), pharmaceuticals (animal and human), biometric solutions, laboratory and medical devices
- Medical technology (atrial fibrillation tools, spinal instruments)
- Packaging (e.g., flexible, paperboard)
- Physician practice groups
- Retail/chains (e.g., quick service restaurants, gas stations)
- Software (enterprise, institutional, communication/911) and other office products
Prior to joining the Firm, Greg served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable John A. Terry of the DC Court of Appeals.
