Mr Jeff White > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Offices
2001 M STREET, NW, SUITE 600
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Jeff White
Career
Jeff White is a partner in the Antitrust/Competition practice of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Mr. White provides counsel for all aspects of antitrust law, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, as well as government investigations, private litigation, and general counseling. He assists companies as they navigate their way through the U.S. and international antitrust review process, as well as guides them through complex and high-stakes litigation in court. He has experience across a wide range of industries, including information technology and software, telecommunications, internet, hospitality and leisure, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, medical devices, oil and gas, energy and power, chemicals, financial services, automotive, and retail.
Education
University of Virginia (BS, 2001; JD, 2004)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Merger control
(Leading lawyers)–
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP remains a sought-after destination practice for business-critical, complex M&A approvals, representing major global clients throughout highly scrutinized and contentious merger proceedings by the FTC, DOJ, and international regulatory authorities, working in concert with its growing European presence on international deals. Particularly strong in the tech and gaming spaces, the firm is advising Microsoft on its high-profile acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which is facing a FTC challenge, as well as representing Meta in its proposed $400m acquisition of Within Unlimited, while other sector strengths include retail and healthcare. Global antitrust head Steven Newborn is a former head of Mergers I at the FTC, and continues to handle a wide range of global merger approvals, while Brianne Kucerik, now co-head of US antitrust, is also highly active on contentious multi-jurisdictional merger cases, particularly within the gaming industry. Fellow co-heads Jeffrey Perry and and Michael Moiseyev are also former FTC Merger Division heads, furthering the team’s agency expertise, and Jeff White is noted for his broad practice, advising major companies and private equity clients throughout the merger process, including investigations and litigation. Megan Granger has bolstered her reputation within the space, playing key roles on the Meta and Microsoft deals along Moiseyev. All lawyers mentioned are in Washington DC.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Tax > Financial products
- Tax > International tax
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense