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.

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• Hundreds of transactions on behalf of private equity clients
• Cortex in its acquisition by Boston Scientific Corporation (mapping for atrial fibrillation)
• Progress Lighting in its acquisition of Kichler Lighting from Masco (lighting)
• Cameron Ashley in its acquisition of Appalachian Insulation Supply (insulation)
• Gulfeagle Supply’s acquisition of Elite Roofing Supply (roofing)
• Waterman Broadcasting in its sale to Hearst (TV stations)
• Heritage-Crystal Clean in a its sale to J.F. Lehman (hazardous waste transport)
• Baxter in multiple acquisitions (pharma)
• LCA Vision in its acquisition of LVI and TLC centers (LASIK)
• Baker Rock Resources in its sale to Knife River Corporation (aggregates, asphalt)
• Del Taco in its sale to Jack In The Box (QSRs)
• NGC (National Gift Card) in its sale to Blackhawk Network (gift cards)
• Bemis in its merger with Amcor (flexible packaging)
• Martin Marietta Materials in multiple acquisitions, including Bluegrass Materials (aggregates)
• Motorola Solutions in multiple acquisitions, including Airbus DS Communications and Spillman Technologies (software)
• GuideWell’s acquisition of a majority stake in New Directions Behavioral Health
• Westchester Protective Gear in its sale to PIP (protective gear)
• Le Duff America in its sale of Bruegger’s Bagels to JAB Holding Co. (quick service restaurants)
• JAB Partners/Coty in its acquisition of P&G’s beauty business (41 brands, e.g., Cover Girl)
• TreeHouse Foods in its acquisition of ConAgra’s private label business
• Mars in multiple acquisitions including P&G’s branded (Iams/Eukanuba) pet food business (consumer products)
• DaVita, in multiple acquisitions, including Renal Ventures, DSI Renal, KRU, and Gambro (dialysis)
• Aleris in its acquisition of Nichols Aluminum (aluminum sheet)
• Townsquare Media in multiple acquisitions (radio)
• L-1 Identity Solutions in its merger with Safran (biometric solutions)
• Seadrift Coke and C/G Electrodes in its acquisition by GrafTech (graphite electrodes)
• Blackboard in its acquisition of WebCT (course management software)
• Enodis in its acquisition by The Manitowoc Company (food service equipment, ice machines)
• Defense of a “bundled” discounting arrangement (Ortho Biotech v. Amgen)
• Defense of monopolization claims involving a simulation-training program (Lockheed Martin Corp. L-3 Communications)
• Defense of monopolization claims involving aftermarket service on P-3 aircraft (L-3 Communications v. Lockheed Martin Corp.)

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Debra also counsels clients on distribution, franchise and dealer relations, terminations, transfers and regulatory compliance. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions involving franchise systems, development of domestic and international franchise strategies, preparation of franchise and license agreements and related disclosure materials, advising on compliance programs and distributor consolidation matters, as well as franchisee and dealer terminations. She has worked with hundreds of franchisors and suppliers in a wide variety of industries, including energy, food service, retail, beverage (alcohol and non-alcohol), hospitality, automobile rental, convenience store, sports and entertainment, cosmetology, healthcare, real estate, industrial goods, clothiers, cosmetics, and residential and light commercial services.

Debra has served as pro bono counsel to the National Association of Women Business Owners, coordinates the Firm’s staffing of, and regularly volunteers at the D.C. Bar’s Landlord Tenant Resource Center, and has provided pro bono legal assistance to multiple charitable organizations, including FAIR Girls, No One Left Behind, UNITAS, the Human Rights Campaign and the Northern Virginia Coalition.

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• Representing a leading virtual reality experience company in its franchise expansion in the United States
• Represented a Fortune® 500 company in the sale of its title insurance underwriter business and the majority of its retail title business, including its ongoing investment in the purchaser
• Represented a Fortune® 500 company in its strategic investments in excess of $100M in three different private technology companies
• Represented major investment bank in its acquisition, development and financing of multiple solar projects and portfolios of solar projects (primarily C&I) across the United States over the course of 10 years
• Represented multiple Fortune® 500 companies in their cross-border, corporate reorganizations
• Represented a major developer of residential solar projects in connection with up to $500 million in joint venture financings provided by a consortium of private equity and investment management funds
• Represented Jimmy John’s LLC in connection with its sale of a majority interest in the company to Roark Capital Group
• Represented Levy Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, in connection with its acquisition of Del Taco Holdings, Inc.
• Represented Fireman Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of two separate Dunkin’ Donuts franchise networks in Florida, forming the largest Dunkin’ Donuts franchise network in the Dunkin’ Donuts system

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Travis also has significant experience preparing gift and estate tax returns, and helping clients minimize gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes through life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts and annual exclusion gifting.

Travis is a regular guest speaker at formative tax events, including leading tax webinars for Lorman Live, and participating in the DC Bar Estate Planning Tax Series.

While in law school, Travis was a member of the Virginia Tax Review.

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Kevin graduated first in his law school class and was a member of the Florida Law Review. He was an adjunct tax professor at the University of Miami School of Law, a Graduate Editor of the Tax Law Review at New York University School of Law, and a legal intern at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel.

Kevin holds an inactive certified public accounting license.

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• An automotive group based in Belgium in several antitrust damages and competition law litigations
• One of Germany’s leading advertising agencies on competition law issues
• Main Capital Partners and the further shareholders on the sale of their respective stakes in the GBTEC group including GBTEC Software AG (“GBTEC”) to global investment firm Carlyle

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Llewelyn also advises government contractors in adhering to federal regulations, has litigated successful bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and US Court of Federal Claims and advises government contractors in transactional matters. Llewelyn has extensive experience with the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). She has counseled hundreds of borrowers in connection with PPP loans and other Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act programs, including on eligibility issues, loan forgiveness, government audits and appeals of denials of PPP loan forgiveness.

Llewelyn assisted a client undergoing a global recall of a consumer product, which included developing a media strategy and working with regulatory authorities in a dozen countries. She has also represented a cryptocurrency company in litigation before the US District Court for the District of Columbia and advised other cryptocurrency clients on regulatory and contractual issues.

Llewelyn represented a leading e-cigarette company in a highly publicized and politically charged House Committee on Energy and Commerce investigation and hearing. Llewelyn has argued before the Court of Federal Claims in a bid protest case for a contract worth billions of dollars. She has successfully represented a defense contractor on numerous occasions in challenging the improper award of a contract. She frequently advises private equity clients looking to acquire government contractors or companies looking to enter the government contracting space.

Prior to joining the firm, Llewelyn served as the senior law clerk for the Honorable Judge Lydia K. Griggsby at the US Court of Federal Claims. Llewelyn was Judge Griggsby’s first law clerk, joining chambers in January 2015 just after Judge Griggsby was appointed to the court.

Llewelyn has significant federal legislative experience, most recently as a law fellow on Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Judiciary Committee staff, as well as considerable experience working in the offices of former Senator Carl Levin, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Gerry Connolly.

During law school, Llewelyn served as an intern at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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He provides practical advice that advances business objectives while managing risks. Jon’s clients cover nearly every industry, market, and stage of development, and include large technology and media companies, financial institutions and insurers, health and wellness companies, and startups. He helps clients develop and maintain privacy compliance programs and counsels on a variety of product development and business operations topics, including advertising, emerging technologies, and data monetization. His background includes advising on US federal and state and international privacy laws, including state laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act and similar laws in other states, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, marketing laws including the CAN-SPAM Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and biometric data privacy laws like the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. He has deep technical knowledge that allows him to work directly with engineering and product teams on issues involving cutting-edge technologies, emerging AI applications, and complex data ecosystems.

Jon regularly speaks and writes on privacy, cybersecurity, and AI topics at industry events and in industry publications.

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• Worked with a large technology company on all aspects of privacy-compliant development of consumer wearable device
• Assisted companies in several industries in responding to regulatory inquiries involving privacy practices
• Helped multiple companies stand up biometric privacy compliance programs
• Advised tier 1 PCI merchant on preparation for a Report on Compliance conducted by Qualified Security Assessor, and advised on actions to be taken to address gaps and remediate risks
• Assisted large government contractor with response to data breach, including analysis of obligations under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement and other government contracting rules and regulations
• Vetted privacy and cybersecurity risks in acquisitions of highly regulated businesses, including under debt collection laws, Fair Credit Reporting Act, marketing laws, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and biometric privacy laws
• Guided firm through registration as a data broker
• Advised retailer on development of program involving collection and processing of biometric data, including drafting appropriate notice-and-consent forms, creating retention and deletion policies, and negotiating contracts with vendors
• Advised financial and insurance services business on creation of a privacy compliance program that harmonizes requirements under US federal and state financial and insurance privacy laws

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