Gregory E. Neppl is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, and a member of the firm's Antitrust and Government Enforcement, Compliance & White Collar Defense Practices. His practice includes antitrust counseling, merger review and HSR notification preparation, government investigation response, antitrust compliance program development, and litigation of antitrust, intellectual property and commercial matters. He also counsels numerous hedge funds and other institutional investors pursuing event driven and risk arbitrage investment strategies, including merger, litigation, regulatory and public policy arbitrage situations. Mr. Neppl has significant jury and bench trial experience from his private and government practices.
Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Neppl served as Senior Antitrust and Regulatory Counsel for Litton Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation as of 2001. In that position, he provided day-to-day antitrust counseling; reviewed acquisitions, teaming agreements, strategic alliances and patent licenses for antitrust issues; prepared HSR notifications and facilitated agency approvals; responded to antitrust agency investigations and inquiries; and developed and implemented antitrust compliance training programs.
Mr. Neppl has also served as Trial Attorney with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (Litigation II Section). In that position, he conducted numerous civil and criminal antitrust investigations. He also served as Special Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C., where he prosecuted criminal matters in D.C. Superior Court. Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Mr. Neppl practiced as a general commercial litigator in Tampa, Fla.
Mr. Neppl earned his J.D. with honors from Duke University in 1987, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Duke University in 1984. He is admitted to the bars of Florida and the District of Columbia. Mr. Neppl has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system.
Recent Publications and Presentations:
· "Antitrust Enforcement Trends," briefing to the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, April 27, 2012
· Bloomberg Live TV interview regarding Senate Judiciary Committee, Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on pending AT&T/T-Mobile transaction, May 11, 2011
· "Criminal Antitrust Investigations," CLE presentation for attorneys and clients, May 10, 2010
· "Possible Revision of the Horizontal Merger Guidelines," Foley Legal News Alert: Antitrust, September 29, 2009
· "As Part of Trend of Increased Antitrust Enforcement, DOJ Focuses on Agricultural Markets: Nationwide Series of Workshops Announced for 2010, Public Comments Invited," Foley Legal News Alert: Food Industry, August 19, 2009
· "Financial Crisis And Merger Review Standards," Competition Law360, April 30, 2009
· "Jon Leibowitz Appointed FTC Chair: Potential Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry," Foley Legal News Alert: Life Sciences, March 12, 2009
· "Staying Competitive and Compliant in the EU - Part III," Foley Web Conference, February 19, 2009
· "Recent Civil Penalty for Failure to Comply With Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Highlights Need to Be Vigilant Regarding Reporting Thresholds," Foley Legal News Alert: Antitrust, June 4, 2007
· "Antitrust Update for Contracting Managers," National Contract Management Association Conference, April 2007
· "Airline Mergers and Antitrust Issues," Airports Council International Conference, April 28, 2007