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Joseph F. Winterscheid is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Washington, D.C. office. Joe is a member of the Firm's Antitrust and Competition Practice Group, where his practice focuses on U.S. and international antitrust law, with particular emphasis on EU competition law. From 1989 to 1994, Joe was partner-in-charge of an international law office in Brussels, where his practice focused on representing clients in competition matters before the European Commission and EU Member State competition authorities.
Joe regularly advises clients on competition issues in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, including U.S. and international premerger notification requirements. His experience also includes counseling on matters related to pricing and distribution practices, intellectual property licensing arrangements and e-commerce initiatives. Joe's sectoral experience has encompassed a wide range of industries, including air transport, automotive products, chemicals, consumer goods, defense, health care, industrial products, pharmaceuticals, specialty metals and fabricated metal products. According to Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business , Joe "commands enduring client loyalty for his ability to transform legal theory into practical reality."
He has served in a variety of leadership positions in the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, including Chair of the International Antitrust Committee, Vice Chair of the Corporate Counseling Committee and as a member of the Special Task Force on Antitrust and the Global Economy and the International Competition Policy Advisory Committee Task Force. He has also served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association Antitrust Section. In addition to his Chambers USA recognition, he has also been listed in Euromoney Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers and Global Competition Review's International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers.
Joe has presented testimony to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice's International Competition Policy Advisory Committee and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on matters relating to competition policy and international antitrust merger enforcement. He is also a private sector Advisor to the FTC/Antitrust Division delegation to the International Merger Notification and Procedures Subgroup of the International Competition Network.
Joe served as editor-in-chief of the Notre Dame Law Review while in law school. He is admitted to practice in Ohio and the District of Columbia.
Representative Experience
Representation of AirNewco, an airline-led B2B consortium, which included Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Air Lines, Swiss Air Group, and United Airlines, in connection with its formation and combination with MyAircraft, an aerospace manufacturer-led B2B exchange, to create the global Cordiem aviation industry B2B exchange
Representation of Aleris International in connection with its acquisition of Wabash Alloys, to create North America's leading producer of aluminum specification alloys
Representation of Aleris International in connection with its acquisition of ALSCO Metals Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fabricated aluminum building and construction products
Representation of Aleris International in connection with its acquisition of aluminum rolling mill, recycling facility and specialty blank production assets from Ormet Corporation
Representation of Alliant Techsystems in connection with its acquisition of Swales Aerospace, a leading provider of satellite components and subsystems, small satellites and engineering services to NASA, DOD and commercial satellite customers
Representation of Alliant Techsystems in connection with its acquisition of Mission Research Corporation, a leading U.S. defense industry research and development firm
Representation of Alliant Techsystems in connection with its acquisition of the PSI Group, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of fuel tanks and composite structures for military and commercial aerospace applications
Representation of Alliant Techsystems in connection with its acquisition of Alcoa's Thiokol Propulsion unit, to create the world's leading developer and producer of solid rocket motors for U.S. space launch applications
Representation of America Online, Inc. ("AOL") in connection with obtaining international antitrust clearances for its acquisition of Netscape
Representation of CBS in connection with obtaining international antitrust clearances for its acquisition of King World Productions, the leading international syndicator of United States television programming
Representation of Duchossois Industries in connection with the merger of its Thrall Rail Car unit with Trinity Rail Car, creating the largest North American manufacturer of rail cars
Representation of Goodrich Corporation in connection with the formation of Goodrich-Messier, Inc., a global commercial aircraft wheel-and-brake joint venture with Messier-Bugatti
Representation of H.I.G. Capital in connection with its acquisition of Severn Trent Laboratories, which was merged with TestAmerica Inc. to create the nation's largest environmental testing company
Representation of Hillenbrand Industries in connection with its acquisition of Mediq, a leading medical equipment outsourcing, asset management, and peak-needs rental business
Representation of Hillenbrand Industries in connection with the sale of its global Air Shields infant warming device business to Dräger Medical
Representation of Johnson Wax Professional in connection with its acquisition of Unilever's global DiverseyLever unit to create the second largest institutional and industrial cleaning/chemicals business in the world
Representation of Mars Incorporated in connection with its acquisition of Nutro Products, a leading producer of nutritional pet food products
Representation of Mars, Incorporated in connection with its acquisition of the North American operations of Doane Pet Care, a leading manufacturer of private label pet food products
Representation of Mars, Incorporated in connection with its acquisition of Greenies, a leading manufacturer of pet snacks and treats
Representation of Mars, Incorporated in connection with the disposition of its electronic coin and currency recognition systems business unit, Mars Electronics International, Inc.
Joint representation of Pepsico and General Mills in connection with the formation of a joint venture which combined their European snack food business operations
Representation of The Timken Company in connection with its acquisition of the global Torrington Engineered Solutions Business from Ingersoll-Rand Company to create the largest bearings producer in North America
U.S. and international antitrust counseling to a number of leading firms in various industries, including air transport, consumer goods, sporting goods, health care, medical devices and equipment, automotive products, primary and specialty metals, fabricated metal products, pharmaceuticals, aerospace components, defense, electronics, chemicals, petroleum products, packaging systems, agricultural products, information services, materials handling equipment, and industrial products
Education
University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1978
University of Notre Dame, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1975 |
