Fiona Schaeffer

Partner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group plc Acquisition of Harcourt US Schools Education Business Advised Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group plc in connection with its $4 billion acquisition of the Harcourt US Schools Education business of Reed Elsevier Group plc.

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Technology Crossover Ventures Sale of Paciolan Inc. Represented Technology Crossover Ventures in its sale of Paciolan Inc. to Ticketmaster, a unit of IAC/Interactive Corp.

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Formica Corporation Sale of Formica Corporation Advised Formica Corporation (a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management and Oaktree Capital Management) in connection with its $700 million sale (excluding performance-based payments) to Fletcher Building Ltd.

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HM Rivergroup plc Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Company Advised HM Rivergroup plc in connection with its $5 billion acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Company (a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and THL Partners).

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. Acquisition of PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. Represented UnitedHealth Group Inc. in its $8.1 billion acquisition of PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. more

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MasterCard International Incorporated In re Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation Represented Mastercard International in this matter. Won dismissal of truth-in-lending-act claims for defendant Mastercard International. more

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America Online, Inc, MTV Networks and Others Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel and Copyright Royalty Board Proceedings Represented a group of “webcasters” (including America Online, Inc., MTV Networks and others) in a series of Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel and Copyright Royalty Board proceedings under sections 112 and 114 of the Copyright Act, to determine the structure and amount of royalties for the “streaming” of sound recordings on the Internet. These proceedings involve hearings spanning many months and involve economic issues of critical importance to our clients. more

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Internet Radio “Webcasting” Industry In the Matter of Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings & Ephemeral Recordings Lead counsel heading Weil Gotshal's trial team in representation of the online "webcasting" industry in the largest-ever Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel proceedings under sections 112 and 114 of the US Copyright Act, to determine the structure and amount of royalties for the “streaming” of sound recordings on the Internet. These cases have spanned the 1998-2002 and 2003-04 statutory license periods and involved successful three-month trial proceedings and subsequent appellate proceedings. Clients involved included AOL, Yahoo!, MTV Networks, RealNetworks and others. Related litigation involved rulemaking proceedings on behalf of these clients before the US Copyright Office. more

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Education Media Publishing Group Houghton Mifflin / Harcourt Represented EMPG, parent of leading textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin, in a $4 billion acquisition of a direct competitor, the Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and Greenwood-Heinemann divisions of Reed Elsevier. Obtained early termination from the U.S. Department of Justice without divestitures only four months after notifying the government of the transaction.

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Education Media Publishing Group Houghton Mifflin College / Cengage Representing EMPG, parent of leading textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin, in the $750 million sale of its college division, HM College, to Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning). The U.S. Department of Justice offered a favorable settlement agreement whereby the parties could merge following limited divestitures by Cengage.

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Thomas H. Lee Partners LP Private Equity Antitrust Litigation Lead counsel for Thomas H. Lee in connection with private nationwide antitrust class action litigation asserting broad ranging antitrust conspiracy claims against THL and other private equity companies.

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MasterCard MasterCard/Illinois Putative Class Action Defended MasterCard in Illinois state court against a putative class action brought on behalf of Illinois residents alleging violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and unjust enrichment.

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MasterCard Currency Conversion "Fee" Litigations. In re Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation Defended MasterCard International Inc. in currency conversion fee litigations in multi-district litigation and various state courts.

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United HealthCare The American Medical Association , et al v. United Healthcare Corporation, et al Representing United Healthcare in national class action lawsuits by members of various employer health care plans, individual doctors and several medical associations, involving antitrust and other claims relating to databases providing information on physician billed charges.

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealth Group's acquisition of MAMSI Represented the UnitedHealth Group in its $2.95 billion acquisition of Mid Atlantic Medical Services. The firm successfully obtained antitrust clearance for the merger, which made UnitedHeath Group a leader in the mid-Atlantic region.

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealth Group's merger with PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. Represented UnitedHealth Group in its recent merger with PacifiCare Health systems, Inc., a transaction valued at approximately $8.1 billion. Obtained antitrust clearance after negotiating a favorable settlement with the Justice Department.

University of Oxford

B.C.L.

1994

University of Adelaide

LL.B.

1992

University of Adelaide

1992

B.Econ.

Publication

Publication

Publication

Regulatory Landscape in the Healthcare Industry (Le Parker Meridien, New York, March 19, 2008)

Norm Veasey and Fiona Schaeffer to Speak at International Corporate Practice Treatise (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, January 31, 2008) Weil Gotshal senior partner Norman Veasey and partner Fiona Schaeffer will be speaking at the International Corporate Practice Ethical and Legal Considerations Launch of International Corporate Practice Treatise. The event will take place on Thursday January 31 and Friday February 1, 2008 at The Penn Club. Judge Veasey will be giving the key note address entitled “Best Practices in Corporate Governance: What Every In-House Counsel Should Know." Ms. Schaeffer will be speaking about Antitrust/Competition Law. more

Meet the Austrian and German Antitrust Enforcers (New York, NY, December 04, 2007) American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law

New York State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Antitrust Presentation (New York, NY, November 27, 2007)