Jones Day featured in The Chicago Lawyer
The Chicago Lawyer interviewed Jones Day's Dan Reidy, Partner-in-Charge of the Chicago Office, about the importance of teamwork, the role teamwork has played in his career as a litigator, and Jones Day's approach to client service. It's all about the team.

Meir Feder & Glen Nager named Litigators of the Week by AmLaw Litigation Daily
Meir Feder & Glen Nager have been named Litigators of the Week by AmLaw Litigation Daily for their work on behalf of American Needle Inc., in an antitrust dispute with the National Football League. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously the League was not a single entity and that it should not be immune from Sherman Act liability. Subscribers can read about it on the AmLaw Litigation Daily. We also covered it as part of our experience, and in a previous JD in the News item.

U.S. Supreme Court rules for American Needle in antitrust dispute with NFL

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously for Jones Day client American Needle Inc. in its antitrust dispute with the National Football League on the question of whether the NFL and its member teams are exempt from rule-of-reason claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act. Read a copy of the opinion. There are also news articles on Bloomberg BusinessWeek, New York Times, and The American Lawyer.

Glen Nager and Joe Sims, a partner in the Washington, D.C. Office, and Meir Feder, a partner in the New York Office, represented American Needle.  Also, see our experience for a longer description.

Jones Day advises SAP in Sybase acquisition

Jones Day is advising SAP AG in its $5.8 billion acquisition of Sybase, Inc. The deal team is led by Daniel Mitz, Jonn Beeson, and Kevin Espinola. The transaction will be funded from SAP's cash on hand and a euro 2.75 billion loan facility. The deal is covered in the NYT Dealbook, Bloomberg, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The official press release has more information.

Jones Day also is doing the antitrust work on the transaction. Our lead antitrust attorneys are Thomas Jestaedt and Yvan Desmedt in Brussels, Phil Proger in Washington D.C and Craig Waldman in Silicon Valley.

Jones Day advises Continental in $8.5 billion agreement to merge with United
Jones Day is advising Continental Airlines in its agreement to merge with United Airlines in an $8.5 billion all-stock merger-of-equals. In addition to M&A representation, Jones Day is providing benefits, tax, real estate, and finance advice to Continental in connection with the deal.