John Sipple Jr

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: Current; Walgreen Co. Walgreens' acquisition of I-trax Represented Walgreens in its $278 million acquisition of I-trax, Inc., a leading operator of worksite health centers. At the time of the I-trax transaction, Walgreens simulateously agreed to purchase a second worksite health center operator. Antitrust clearance for the I-trax deal was obtained following the FTC's grant of early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period.

: Current; Univision Music Group Acquisition of Univision Music Group by Universal Music Group Secured antitrust clearance from the FTC, without a second request, for the $140 million sale by Univision Music Group, leading producer of Latin recorded music in the U.S. and Mexico, to Universal Music Group.

: Current; Staples, Inc. Staples' bid to acquire Corporate Express Representing Staples, Inc. and Staples Acquisition B.V., in the US and EU, in connection with its unsolicited multi-billion dollar cash bid to acquire Corporate Express N.V. Weil Gotshal is also coordinating the worldwide antitrust clearance process. Antitrust clearance for the transaction was obtained in the United States in the first half of 2008 and it is anticipated that clearance in the European Union will be granted in the near future.

: Current; Bausch & Lomb Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus Provided antitrust advice to Bausch & Lomb in its acquisition by the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The acquisition was valued at approximately $4.5 billion.

: Current; Inet Technologies, Inc. Sale of Inet Technologies, Inc. Represented Inet Technologies, Inc. in its $498 million sale to Tektronix, Inc.

: Current; Interactive Search Holdings, Inc. Sale of Interactive Search Holdings, Inc. Represented Interactive Search Holdings, Inc. in its $501 million sale to Ask Jeeves, Inc. more

: Current; Florida Rock Industries, Inc. Acquisition by Vulcan Materials Company Secured antitrust clearance from the DOJ for the $4.2 billion acquisition of Florida Rock Industries, Inc. by Vulcan Materials Company. Florida Rock, a leading producer of construction aggregates, cement, concrete and concrete products, operated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Vulcan Materials Co. is the nation’s foremost producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials. We were able to successfully negotiate settlement that required divestiture of a limited number of aggregates quarries.

: Current; Great Lakes Chemical Merger between Great Lakes Chemical and Crompton Corporation Represented Great Lakes Chemical in its $1.8 billion merger with Crompton Corporation, obtaining global antitrust approvals while avoiding a Second Request and a Phase II inquiry.

: Current; Kinder Morgan Management Group Management Buyout of Kinder Morgan Inc. Advised Kinder Morgan's CEO and senior management in the $22 billion buyout of Kinder Morgan Inc. by our clients and several investment funds, including funds managed by Goldman Sachs, AIG, The Carlyle Group, and Riverstone Holdings. The transaction presented cutting edge antitrust issues because a joint venture between Carlyle and Riverstone had preexisting minority investments in energy companies that may compete with Kinder Morgan. We reached a unique governance-related solution that allowed the transaction to be consummated without any divestitures.

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